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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER DON | River Don River Don River Don |
Mr William Walker Bithnie Mr William Reid Kirkton Mr J Reid Farmer Nether Balfour |
062 | [River Don] etc. the second in size of the Aberdeenshire rivers It issues from the upper heights of Strathdon, about 45 miles in a straight direction westward of Aberdeen, and receives numerous mountain streams before reaching the parish of Kildrummy, where it forms a pretty large mountain River. From Kildrummy to the Sea the River bears no romantic water-fall, but with a gliding flow form many beautiful and large windings till it enters the north Sea, a little east of Aberdeen. In the time of Agricola the Roman General it is supposed the River entered the Dee a little below the Bridge of Dee River Don forms the parish boundary of the south portion of Tullynessle Parish - |
| POW FORD | Pow Fords Pow Fords Pow Fords |
Mr William Walker Bithnie Mr William Reid Kirkton Mr Reid Farmer Nether Balfour |
052 | Situated across the River Don, about ¾ of a mile west of the 30 mile stone of the County road from Aberdeen. Access to Callievar Wood, Bithnie Farm &c. |
| LITTLEWOOD PARK | Littlewood Park Littlewood Park Littlewood Park |
Valuation Roll Mr Henderson Occupier Mr William Reid Kirkton |
052 | A neatly built Country mansion of modern Architecture, on the north Side of the River Don and about ½ a mile north of the 30 mile stone of the County road from Aberdeen |
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[Page] 70Parish of Tullynessle & Forbes
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