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Govel, or Elrick Burn, a rivulet of New Machar parish, SE Aberdeenshire, running 8 miles south-south-eastward till it falls into the Don, ¼ mile above the bridge of Dyce. It is crossed, near its mouth, by a stone bridge built and endowed by a travelling merchant, who nearly lost his life here in a snow-storm.Ord. Sur., sh. 77, 1873.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a rivulet" (ADL Feature Type: "streams") |
Administrative units: | New Machar ScoP Aberdeenshire ScoCnty |
Place names: | ELRICK BURN | GOVEL | GOVEL OR ELRICK BURN |
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