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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURIAL GROUND [Inchbrayock] | Burying Ground Burying Ground Burying Ground Burying Ground |
New Statistical Acct. [Account] Memorials of Angus & Mearns Old Statl. [Statistical] Account Fullarton's Gazetteer |
035 | "Inchbrayock or Inchbroyock a word of Gaelic origin is supposed to signify "the island of trouts" & the greater part of the fishing ground on this island is still called the "trout shot" or according to another etymology "Inis Breic - the Church or Chapel Island", as the church formerly stood on this island & the spot is still occupied as the Parish burial-place" New Statl [Statistical] Account |
| Site of CHAPEL [Inchbrayock] | Site of Chapel of St. Braoch Site of Chapel of St. Braoch Site of Chapel of St. Braoch Site of Chapel of St. Braoch Inch Brioch |
Memorials of Angus & Mearns Revd [Reverend] Mr. Mitchell F.C. [Free Church] Revd [Reverend] Mr Mitchell Ph. Mr. [Parish Minister] Mr Macdonald Macdonald of Rossie Fullarton's Gazetteer |
035 | "Usan is situated in the Parish of Craig called of old Inchbrayock, from the Ch. [Church] of St. Braoch, which was situated upon an island in the middle of the South Esk" Memorials of Angus & Mearns The Parish Burying Ground of Craig is still on the Island there being no burial Ground at the Ph. [Parish] Church or other Public place of interment in the Parish. The site of the Chapel of St. Braoch is understood to be where the present vault now stands. Upon the [continued on page 24] |
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Co. [County] Forfar -- Craig Parish
[Note to Burial Ground]
One or other of these derivations
seem quite difficult to account
for the name, without coining
an imaginary Saint Braoch
not to be found among any [Lists]
[Signed] J Bayly
Major RE [Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 16 - Parish of Craig and Maryton, OS1/14/16
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Craig and Maryton.
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.