Birse ( gd, Braois/Breis) is a
parish in the
Lower Deeside area of
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...
, Scotland, which includes the communities of
Finzean and
Ballogie. However the name Birse is often used to refer only to the northwestern part of the parish which lies on the south side of the
River Dee, Aberdeenshire, opposite the village of
Aboyne. The south-west part of the parish is a sparsely populated upland area known as the
Forest of Birse, which gives its name to one of the houses at
Aboyne Academy.
Etymology and name
The name ''Birse'' was recorded in 1157 as ''Brass''.
The origin of the name is uncertain, although toponymist Simon Taylor has suggested derivation from a possible
Pictish cognate of the
Welsh adjective ''bras'', in names meaning "bulky, large, fertile".
However, place-names rarely consist of simplex adjectives.
Images
Image:Housing development in Birse village.jpg, New houses in Birse
See also
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Corsedardar Hill
Corsedardar Hill is a mountain landform in the Grampian Mountains of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger, 1:50,000 (2004) This hill is located in the Lower Deeside region within the historic district of Kincardine ...
References
External links
Historical Boundary Map of Birse Parish
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Villages in Aberdeenshire
Civil parishes of Scotland