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Title: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: Alan of Kaslo on Tuesday 24 December 24 03:49 GMT (UK)
Hello. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me. I'm looking for the crofting site name that looks like it starts with Ach or Aut? It's near to New Deer in about 1720. I included two examples of it from the same doc. James Dalgarno is the top one i'm interested in but the lower George Walker seems to be from the same place.

Cheers
Title: Re: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: Alan of Kaslo on Tuesday 24 December 24 03:53 GMT (UK)
close up
Title: Re: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: Kay99 on Tuesday 24 December 24 05:40 GMT (UK)
There appear to be a number of properties beginning with Ach on this 1747-55 Military Map?
 https://maps.nls.uk/geo/roy/#zoom=14.0&lat=57.51560&lon=-2.17952&layers=0
Title: Re: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: Alan of Kaslo on Tuesday 24 December 24 06:09 GMT (UK)
I was thinking it might be one of the many Auch's.

Aucheoch or similar. Can't quite place it.
Title: Re: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: Neale1961 on Tuesday 24 December 24 06:41 GMT (UK)
I think it starts with “Ach”. It has a “t” in it, and possibly finishes with a “y”, or “g”.
Title: Re: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: Kay99 on Tuesday 24 December 24 07:00 GMT (UK)
If I could see a d I keep thinking it might be the earlier name of New Deer  -  Auchreddie :-\

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ABD/Newdeer/description
Title: Re: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: Zefiro on Tuesday 24 December 24 09:42 GMT (UK)
maybe Auchmunziel, spelled here Achmunzel (with el in superscript)
Title: Re: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: horselydown86 on Tuesday 24 December 24 11:57 GMT (UK)
I agree with Zefiro although I'd suggest the superscript is ll.

It is understood that ea or ie or similar has been contracted before the ll.
Title: Re: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: GR2 on Tuesday 24 December 24 19:56 GMT (UK)
Definitely Achmunz[ie]ll. It is now usually written Auchmunziel. You pronounce it Ach'mingl.
Title: Re: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: Alan of Kaslo on Tuesday 24 December 24 20:03 GMT (UK)
Thanks for the excellent help as usual!

Appreciated.

That place is very close to New Deer as well.

Anyone happen to know how far it is from this place? Just curious if they are close. There is a similar but different crofting site beside Achmunz[ie]ll.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/roy/#zoom=14.0&lat=57.50289&lon=-2.18299&layers=0

I found Auchyoch which is very similar....

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/roy/#zoom=14.4&lat=57.54726&lon=-2.11444&layers=0
Title: Re: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: GR2 on Tuesday 24 December 24 20:27 GMT (UK)
Little Auch(i)och, nowadays Aucheoch. It's to the north and east of Auchmunziel, to the other side of the village of New Deer.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.0&lat=57.54796&lon=-2.13144&layers=257&b=ESRIWorld&o=100
Title: Re: Need help with 1720's crofting site name near New Deer
Post by: Alan of Kaslo on Tuesday 24 December 24 20:50 GMT (UK)
Thanks for taking the time.

Much appreciated!