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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLACH BHAN | Clach bhan Clach Bhan Clach Bhan Clach Bhan |
Old Statistical Account Eneas McIntosh Mr A. McRae Revd. [Reverend] J. A. McLennan |
046 | A very prominent rock on the Ben Avon range, and said to be a place where females in an advanced state of pregnancy were in the habit of visiting in the belief that such visits would alleviate all pains and dangers of child-birth. the name means the Wives Stone. |
| CAOCHAN CLACH BHAN | Caochan Clach Bhan Caochan Clach Bhan Caochan Clach Bhan |
Mr E. McIntosh Mr A. McRae Revd [Reverend] J. A. McLennan |
046 | A small stream, a tributary of Allt Caol a' Ghlinne, means Stream of the wives Stone. |
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[Page] 199Co. [County] of Banff -- Parish of Kirkmichael
Clach Bhan [notes] Should it not be the singular number that is, Clach mhnà ?
No.. see descriptive remarKs
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Bizzy- Moderator, Geoffrey M Gill
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