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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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COIREACHAN NA CÒINNICH | Coireachan na Còinneich Coireachan na Còinneich Coireachan na Còinneich |
Mr E. McIntosh Mr D. Anderson Revd. [Reverend] J. A McLennan |
048 | Two small hollows on the north face of Glen Avon. means the Hollows of the Moss or Fog. |
LOCH AVON | Loch Aven Lochavon Loch-avon Loch Avon Loch Avon Loch Avon |
Fullarton's Gazetteer New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Mr E. McIntosh Mr D. Anderson Revd. [Reverend] J. A. McLennan |
047 ; 048 | A large lake at the head of Glen Avon, and out of which flows the River Avon. "Lochavon lies in the southern extremity of the parish in the bosom of the Grampian Mountains. It is estimated at three miles long and a mile broad. The scenery around it is particularly wild and magnificent. The towering sides of Bein-bord, Beinmacdui, Cairngorum and Ben Cainac, lie all around it." New Statistical Account |
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[Page] 205ACo. [County] of Banff -- Ph [Parish] of Kirkmichael
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