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Best guesses please
« on: Saturday 01 December 18 16:22 GMT (UK) »
What do people think the addresses are. I can work out Bellhevie and New Machar but am struggling with the rest. Thanks

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Re: Best guesses please
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 01 December 18 16:26 GMT (UK) »
top part: Whitecairns ?
bottom part: Waulkmill ?

I think they are in the area, based on a brief Google. I am by no means familiar with Scotland.

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« Reply #2 on: Saturday 01 December 18 16:31 GMT (UK) »
I agree with Waulkmill

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Re: Best guesses please
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 01 December 18 16:47 GMT (UK) »
top part: Whitecairns ?
Mains of Whitecairns and Waulkmill.

You need to very careful when trying to identify them as both these place names are very common. You need a Mains of Whitecairns in the parish of Belhelvie and a Waulkmill in the parish of Newmachar.

I think this is the Waulkmill you want
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=57.2310&lon=-2.1726&layers=5&b=1 and this https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=57.2544&lon=-2.1308&layers=168&b=1
is the Mains of Whitecairns.
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Re: Best guesses please
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 01 December 18 16:48 GMT (UK) »
Agree Whitecairns, but what is the word/words on the line about that name?

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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 01 December 18 16:54 GMT (UK) »
attached map of the area, if I have it right

also, from google, a 68 yr old man died in June in an accident at South Waulkmill Farm, between Dyce and Newmachar, so Waulkmill might have been a farm's name back then as well.

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« Reply #7 on: Saturday 01 December 18 16:58 GMT (UK) »
top part: Whitecairns ?
Mains of Whitecairns and Waulkmill.

You need to very careful when trying to identify them as both these place names are very common. You need a Mains of Whitecairns in the parish of Belhelvie and a Waulkmill in the parish of Newmachar.

I think this is the Waulkmill you want
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=57.2310&lon=-2.1726&layers=5&b=1 and this https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=57.2544&lon=-2.1308&layers=168&b=1
is the Mains of Whitecairns.

Excellent! Thank you very much

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« Reply #8 on: Saturday 01 December 18 17:03 GMT (UK) »
top part: Whitecairns ?
Mains of Whitecairns and Waulkmill.

You need to very careful when trying to identify them as both these place names are very common. You need a Mains of Whitecairns in the parish of Belhelvie and a Waulkmill in the parish of Newmachar.

I think this is the Waulkmill you want
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=57.2310&lon=-2.1726&layers=5&b=1 and this https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=57.2544&lon=-2.1308&layers=168&b=1
is the Mains of Whitecairns.

Nice maps - I bookmarked the site.