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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWO STONE CISTS FOUND HERE [Kirkshed] | 2 Stone Coffins (Found here) 2 Stone Coffins (Found here) 2 Stone Coffins (Found here) |
William Duncan Mr. Fleming, Cantsmiln William Lowden Kirkton |
037 | [continued from page 19] Continued from last page so late as last summer he found 2 stone coffins 10 links from the south of the ruin (see sketch) one of the coffins was 6½ feet long containing an entire skeleton which was in no way distorted or sunk in in the coffin, this coffin is still preserved in the same place, and covered up with a few inches of earth. |
| ST MADDEN'S WELL | St. Madden's Well St. Madden's Well St. Madden's Well |
William Duncan David Taylor, Kirkton Mr. James Adam, Bottom |
037 | St Maddens Well is situated 115 links west from the same ruin. Mr. Duncan pointed it out to me and altho [although] the well be filled up and defaced, the spring is still to be seen issuing into the mouth of a covered drain that was made some few years ago. |
| TUMULUS [Kirkshed] | Tumulus Tumulus |
William Duncan Mr. Fleming |
037 | The Tumulus in the adjoining field east from St Maddens, Mr. Duncan says that there has been 7 or 8 Stone Coffins and an Urn found in it, and he believes a number more might be found if sought for, as the half of it is not yet excavated. |
| BRONZE SPEARHEAD FOUND [Kirkshed] | Bronze Spear Head (Found here) | Mr. William Duncan | 037 | Also about 20 yards west of the Tumulus he found a short time ago, a bronze Spear head which is now in possession of Mr. Dixon, Merchant, Kirriemuir |
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Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 2 - Parish of Airlie, OS1/14/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Airlie.
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.