OS1/4/18/111
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BADNAFRAVE | Bad-na-freumh Badnafrave Badnafrave Badnafrave Badnafrave |
McLeod & Dewar's Dictionary John Grant Tenant. Robert Grant Blar nan Mairbhe Peter Grant Casfuar Valuation Roll |
044 | A middling sized farm steading and farm of land, the property of the Duke of Richmond; derivation - Bad. a cluster or tuft and Freumh. a root or stem. |
| BLAIRNAMARROW (P.H. [Public House]) | Blar-nan-Mairbhe Blar-nain-mairbh Blairnamarrow (P.H.) [Public House] Blairnamarrow (P.H.) [Public House] Blairnamarrow (P.H.) [Public House] |
McLeod & Dewar's Dictionary Old Statistical account. Robert Grant Tenant John Grant, Badnafreumh Valuation Roll |
044 | A public house, and farm steading with land attached, the property of the Duke of Richmond. The name signifies the Field of the dead, and originated from a battle that was fought between the clans of McDonald & Stewart, but the history or date of which is not known, except that the McDonalds were defeated. Several tumuli still remain untouched on the edge of the ploughed land but the greater number were destroyed when the land was first ploughed. See new statistical account. Vide remark in P. [Page] 24. |
| CAIRNS [Blairnamarrow] | 044 | The name [Blairnamarrow] signifies the Field of the dead, and originated from a battle that was fought between the clans of McDonald & Stewart, but the history or date of which is not known, except that the McDonalds were defeated. Several tumuli still remain untouched on the edge of the ploughed land but the greater number were destroyed when the land was first ploughed. See new statistical account. Vide remark in P. [Page] 24. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 111Parish of Kirkmichael -- Co. [County] Banff.
[Note to Blairnamarrow/Cairns]
Ought Sight of Conflict between the
Clans McDonald and Stewart be written on
Plan?
Not considered of sufficient importance
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Bizzy- Moderator
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