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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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MÀGHAN NA BANARAICH | Màghan na Banaraich Màghan na Banaraich Màghan na Banaraich |
Mr E. McIntosh Mr D. Anderson Revd. [Reverend] J. A. McLennan |
047 | A piece of level pasture land at the head of Loch Avon. means the Dairymaid's Little Meadow. |
CAIRN GORM | Càrn Gorm Càrn Gorm Cairngorum Cairn-gorm Cairngorm Cairn Gorm Cairn Gorm |
Mr E McIntosh Mr D. Anderson New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Mr A McRae Revd [Reverend] J. A.McLennan |
047 ; 048 | A lofty mountain at the head of Glen Avon, upwards of 4000 feet above sea level, and celebrated for those beautiful rock-crystals called Cairngorms. Its summit forms the boundary between the Cos. [Counties] of Banff and Inverness. The Banffshire portion being the property of His Grace the DuKe of Richmond. |
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[Page] 207Co. [County] of Banff -- Parish of Kirkmichael
Màghan na Banaraich [note] The plural? no, singular
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Bizzy- Moderator, Geoffrey M Gill
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