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Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 11 - Parish of Brechin, OS1/14/11

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[Page] 102
County of Forfar. -- Parish of Brechin,

Court Law [note]
Mr Smith, Tenant farmer of West Drums, informs me that in
levelling this law several stone cists and urns were found - also
that it must have been used as a Gallows hill, a pedestal stone
having been dug out by his father. The field bears the same name
of Court Law. [Initialled] JB

Moat [note]
In a foot note at Page 115 of the "Memorials of Angus and Mearns" it is stated
"The Archdeacon's Barns, a curiously moated place with ditches and walls
on the farm of West Drums and Estate of Aldbar, is surrounded on all sides by
the diocese of St Andrews" - Mr Jervise has apparently confused this place with
the site noted below, and in receiving the name, has I think mistaken Cardinal Beaton
for Archdeacon [Initialled] JB.


Site of Church Barns [note]
Mr. Smith, whose family have farmed the land for
3 generations, says that the foundation stones of these
buildings were removed by his Grandfather
about a Century ago - He considers Mr. Jervise to be
mistaken in the name.

Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 11 - Parish of Brechin, OS1/14/11

This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Brechin.

Ordnance Survey - Angus county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Angus, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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