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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRKFORD | Birkford Birkford Birkford |
Valuation Roll. 1859-60 A. Davidson Esqr. Factor. Mr William Forbes. Tenant. |
069 | An ordinary farm house with offices garden etc attached. known by this name the property of Sir Charles Forbes. Bart. [Baronet] of Newe Castle. |
| CADHACH BURN | Catach Burn Catach Burn Catach Stripe |
Mr John Riach. Lochans Mr William Forbes. Estate Plan 1766. |
069 | A small burn known by this name rising in Clashnagat and flowing in Northwest direction till it joins the Burn of Carvey? |
| CLAISNANGAD | Clashnagat Clashnagat Clashnagat Glack of Lochans |
Estate Plan Mr John Riach. Mr William Forbes. Mr Robert Mortimer Craigneach |
069 | A deep ravine very precipitous and rocky on each side, the bottom of which is the channel or course of a small stream. the name is very well known - but it is sometimes called the Glack of Lochans. |
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[Page] 203Parish of Strathdon
[Note beside 'Càdhach Burn']
The warlike stripe or Burn {Cathach - Aiche, Adj. [Adjective] (Cath.) warlike: of, or pertaining to war.
The warlike stripe or Burn {Cathach - Aich. A warrior, A soldier.
Cadhach cd [could] hardly become Catach, which must somehow go with Clashnagat - Gat is a common form of Cat. Gad, a withe, is unsuitable with the description below.
[Note beside 'Clais nan gad']
?clais na' Cat [Initialled] JMcD
see Catach Burn
Clais. A furrow, a gutter, a streak, stripe, mark; a pit. a ditch
A hollow, a grove. (Gaelic)
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