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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAOCHAN DEARG | Caochan Dearg Caochan Dearg Caochan Dearg |
Mr. William Shaw Castletown Mr. Luke Grant Finnylost Mr. James Farquharson Dulridge |
059 | Applies to a mountain stream rising on the north east side of Rock Ernan, and flowing in a Southerly direction falls into the Water of Ernan |
| SGOR GORM | Sgorr Gorm Sgorr Gorm Sgorr Gorm |
Mr. William Shaw Castletown Mr. Luke Grant Finnylost Mr. James Michie West Corryhoul |
059 | Applies to a very rocky hill situated near the head of Ernan Water |
| CREAG AIGHEAN | Craig Aighen Craig Aighen Craig Aighen |
Mr. William Shaw Castletown Mr. Luke Grant Finnylost Mr. John Milne Bressachoel |
059 | Applies to a very rocky hill situated near the head of Ernan Water |
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[Page] 3Parish of Tarland Detached.
Note: Caochan Dearg - Coachan A rivulet
Dearg. Redden, make red; blush; plough, make an impression
Dearg. A red deer, land recently ploughed. (Gaelic)
Note: Sgòr. A sharp rock etc.
Gorm. A blue colour, a grassy or green plain (Gaelic)
Note: Aighen. A gaelic term frequently applied to a hind in the Counties of Aberdeen, Banff, & Inverness.
Signed: Philip Munro Corporal RE [Royal Engineers]
Note: Agh a heifer, a fawn genitive singular. Aighe nominative plural Aighean nom [nominative] plural and gen. genitive plural are sometimes alike- often in Aberdeenshire tho' [though] not strictly correct perhaps.
JMD [James Mcdonald Royal Engineers]
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