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Volume contents
- 1 - Brechin , Page 1 (start)
- 10 - Brechin , Page 10
- 20 - Brechin , Page 20
- 23A - Brechin , loose page
- 30 - Brechin , Page 30
- 40 - Brechin , Page 40
- 50 - Brechin , Page 50
- 60 - Brechin , Page 60
- 70 - Brechin , Page 70
- 80 - Brechin , Page 80
- 90 - Brechin , Page 90
- 100 - Brechin , Page 100
- 110 - Brechin , Page 110
- 116 - Brechin , Page 116 (end)
- 117 - Brechin , Index
- 121 - Brechin , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW | Gallows Hillock or Law Hillock Gallows or Law of Balrownie Gallows Hillock (Remains of) |
Robert Anderson, Mill of Balrownie Jarvise's Land of the Lindsays Written on trace |
026 | "While engaged improving a piece of waste land including a grassy mound called by old people the Gallows, or Law of Balrownie (where it is said the lairds dispensed feudal justice) it was found on excavating this mound that it had been originally raised as a monument and place of sepulture, A dike or circle of rough stones apparently gathered from the adjacent muir was arranged round the bottom, The Circle was 120 feet in circumference, Within, it was filled with earth, brought from the banks of Cruik Water (distant one hundred yards) and raised about 6 feet above the surrounding surface, It contained a stone coffin, constructed with two long pavement-like stones at each side, and a half round one at the head, the whole covered by a heavy slab of whinstone, From the inroads of vermin and insects the coffin was completely filled with mould mixed with a small quantity of bones none of which could be distinguished from another except a small portion of the skull, The head was placed exactly in the centre of the mound and the body laid due south," -- Land of the Lindsays over [Continued on page 4] |
| STONE CIST FOUND [Law] | Stone Cist Found | Written on Trace | 026 | "While engaged improving a piece of waste land including a grassy mound called by old people the Gallows, or Law of Balrownie (where it is said the lairds dispensed feudal justice) it was found on excavating this mound that it had been originally raised as a monument and place of sepulture, A dike or circle of rough stones apparently gathered from the adjacent muir was arranged round the bottom, The Circle was 120 feet in circumference, Within, it was filled with earth, brought from the banks of Cruik Water (distant one hundred yards) and raised about 6 feet above the surrounding surface, It contained a stone coffin, constructed with two long pavement-like stones at each side, and a half round one at the head, the whole covered by a heavy slab of whinstone, From the inroads of vermin and insects the coffin was completely filled with mould mixed with a small quantity of bones none of which could be distinguished from another except a small portion of the skull, The head was placed exactly in the centre of the mound and the body laid due south," -- Land of the Lindsays over [Continued on page 4] |
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Co. [County] Forfar -- Parish of Brechin
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.