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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEAL CHAIRN | Geal Cairn Geal Cairn Geal Cairn Geal Cairn Gilcharn |
Mr. William Shaw Castletown Mr. James Farquharson Dulridge Mr. James Michie West Corryhoul Mr. James McHardy Burnside Estate Plan of Edinglassie 1816 |
068 | Applied to a high & rocky eminence, situated about 1¼ Miles North of Corryhoul, the property of Sir Charles Forbes, Newe Castle |
| CORR BUIDHE | Corbuie Corbuie Corbuie |
Mr. James McHardy Burnside Mr. James Michie West Corryhoul Mr. James Symon Schoolhouse |
068 | Applied to a hillock on the west side of the Geal Cairn, deriving its name from its yellow appearance |
| MEIKLE CAOCHAN TARSUINN | Meikle Caochan Tarsuinn Meikle Caochan Tarsuinn Meikle Caochan Tarsuinn |
Mr. William Shaw Castletown Mr. James McHardy Burnside Mr. James Michie West Corryhoul |
068 | A mountain Stream rising in the hill called Geal Cairn and flowing in a South easterly direction for half a mile, is then joined by the Little Caochan Tarrsuinn; after which it changes its name t[o] the Meikle Burn |
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Note: Geal cairn - Geal, Anything white, a mark to shoot at (Gaelic)
Note: CORR BUIDHE - In Strathdon Parish - Is not Cor short in Corbuie- if so it cannot= Còrr
Note: Meikle Caochan Tarsuinn - Caochan Tarsuinn Mhòr why Mhor? Caochan is mas[culine].
Caochan Tarsuinn. Across transversely or obliquely
[Caochan] A rivulet. an eddy of Air, whisky in its first process of distillation. (Gaelic)
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