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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Garvock | Hill of Garvock Hill of Garvock Hill of Garvock Hill of Garvock |
New. Stat. Act. [Statistical Account] Revd [Reverend] J, Mitchell (Garvock) Revd [Reverend] J. McGowan (Laurencekirk) Garden's Co [County] Map |
024.03 ; 024.06 ; 024.09 ; 024.10 ; 024.13 | A well known name which applies to an extensive ridge Commencing at the "Wide Open" (on Plan 24/13) and ending near the Farm house of Treehead, (Plan 24/3) This Hill is not very high, but rising abruptly from the How of the Mearns it commands a very extensive view, the Summit is undulated and interspersed with minor ridges and valleys but none of them are known by any particular names beyond those given. "Along the top of the Hill of Garvock, where it is of some breadth, there are several alternate ridges and valleys, the parallelism of which, from one end of the hill to the other, perhaps mark the diluvial current. The direction of these, likewise, exactly corresponds with that indicated in other parts of Scotland, being from north-east to South-west." - (New Stat Act [Statistical Account] P. [Page] 27 "There is a spring near the bottom of the Hill of Garvock, on the north west side, possessed of mineral qualities, and which has of late years been taken notice of by several persons in the neighbourhood, as beneficial to those affected with Scorbutic and gravel complaints." (New Stat. Act [Statistical Account] P. [Page] 28) This apparently refers to the chalybeate spring near Johnston Lodge in Laurencekirk Parish, as I can not meet with [continued on page 34] |
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[Page] 33Parish of Garvock
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