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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL DEN | Michael Den Michael Den Michael Den |
Mr. Henderson Land Surveyor Den Nursery D.D. Black Esqr. Town Clerk Mr. John Lawrence |
027 | This name applies to that portion of a considerable ravine extending from the Lodge as far east as opposite to the college yards and lying all within the Polices of Brechin Castle. |
| ST. MICHAEL'S MOUNT | Michael Mount Michael Mount |
Mr. Henderson Mr. Black, Town Clerk |
027 | High ground between the Turnpike Road and Skinner's Burn opposite "Bearhill" and within the policies of Brechin Castle. It is conclusive from the quotations given that a chapel dedicated to St. Michael stood hereabout, and it would seem the better arrangement to perpetuate the Chapel and Mount under the one name. [Initialled] JB. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 61
St. Michael's Mount [notes]
"St. Michael's Mount" within the enclosures of
Brechin Castle opposite Bearehill gate was in the diocese
of Dunkeld & there the Bishop held consistorial courts.
The hollow adjoining St. Michael's Mount is called
Michael Den" Memorials of Angus & Mearns
Information from the late P. Chalmers
In 1442 John Thome Rector of Dunlappy is a witness to a deed
between David, Earl of Crawford and Thomas Archare canon of Dunkeld
dated "apud capellani Sancti Michael justa civitatem Brechinendem"
Mr. Henderson informs me that the late P. Chalmers Esqr. of Aldbar met
with it under the designation of "St Michael's Chapel of the Mount"
[Initialled] J.B. Lt.Col. [Lieutenant Colonel]
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.