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Lost has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&lpg=PP1&pg=PR11#v=onepage&q&f=false| title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places | publisher=Adams Media | author=Parker, Quentin | year=2010 | pages=xi}}</ref> As a result, Lost has suffered from regular theft of street signs bearing its name. As each street sign costs approximately £100 to replace, the local council tried to change its name to ''Lost Farm'', but in the face of strong local opposition, the hamlet's traditional name was soon reinstated. | Lost has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&lpg=PP1&pg=PR11#v=onepage&q&f=false| title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places | publisher=Adams Media | author=Parker, Quentin | year=2010 | pages=xi}}</ref> As a result, Lost has suffered from regular theft of street signs bearing its name. As each street sign costs approximately £100 to replace, the local council tried to change its name to ''Lost Farm'', but in the face of strong local opposition, the hamlet's traditional name was soon reinstated. | ||
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|[[File:Roadsign to Lost farm near Bellabeg. - geograph.org.uk - 247659.jpg|left|130px|Sign to Lost]] | |||
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* {{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3720848.stm|work=BBC News|date=2004-10-06|title=Lost village gets new road sign}} | * {{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3720848.stm|work=BBC News|date=2004-10-06|title=Lost village gets new road sign}} | ||
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| Aberdeenshire | |
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| Grid reference: | NJ349132 |
| Location: | 57°12’18"N, 3°4’45"W |
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| Council: | Aberdeenshire |
Lost is a tiny hamlet in Aberdeenshire, with a population of barely two dozen. It lies 40 miles west of Aberdeen in the Cairngorm mountains, near the village of Bellabeg where the Water of Nochty feeds into the River Don.
Name
The name comes from the Gaelic word for inn (taigh òsda). Today the hamlet has a few houses, a war memorial and a farm.
Lost has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[1] As a result, Lost has suffered from regular theft of street signs bearing its name. As each street sign costs approximately £100 to replace, the local council tried to change its name to Lost Farm, but in the face of strong local opposition, the hamlet's traditional name was soon reinstated.
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