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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Craig Parish (Continued) | [continued from page 2] on the South by a detached portion of Maryton parish, and the parish of Lunan. The South Esk which forms its northern boundary flowing through Montrose Basin enters the Sea at the point called "The Ness" at the N.E. [North East] extremity of the parish. The Harbour & Island of Inchbrayock or Rossie Island near or at Montrose touch upon Craig. the Island is wholly in the parish. The Extent of Coast washed by the Sea is not less than 5 Miles. The shore is very rocky; & towards the south is quite precipitous. The bays & headlands are Montrose Basin & the Ness on the North and Lunan Bay and Bodden Point on the South. The Estates in the parish are Rossie, Usan, South Esk (part of) and Dunninald. The Antiquities are, the Castle called "Craig House", (Site of) Black Jack Castle, near Bodden & the sites of the Chapels of St. Braoch, St. Mary & St. Skae. The parish Church & School are at Rossie or the Kirkton of Craig. Ferryden is the principal Village in which there is a Free Church & several Schools & is principally inhabited by Fishermen. Usan is also a fishing village, in which there is a School, and a Coast Guard Station in charge of a Lieutenant of the Royal Navy. There is a small Reformatory School on Rossie at Kinnoul or Mountboy and at Westerton of Rossie there is a side school of the Parish. There is no portion of this parish detached in any other parish, nor is there any portion of any other Ph. [Parish] Contained within the boundary of this parish. A portion of Maryton parish (Detached No. 2) is drawn and compiled with the documents of this Parish. |
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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.