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Volume contents
- 1 - Dundee etc , Index
- 3 - Dundee etc , Page 3 (start)
- 10 - Dundee etc , Page 10
- 20 - Dundee etc , Page 20
- 30 - Dundee etc , Page 30
- 40 - Dundee etc , Page 40
- 50 - Dundee etc , Page 50
- 60 - Dundee etc , Page 60
- 70 - Dundee etc , Page 70
- 71A - Dundee etc , loose page
- 79 - Dundee etc , Page 79 (end)
- 80 - Dundee etc , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of MARKET CROSS [Dundee] | Site of Market Cross Site of Market Cross Site of Market Cross |
Mr. Reid - Writer Johnfield Dundee Mr. James Thomson Historian Mr. Roger Librarian Dundee Library |
054 | [Situation] In the Seagate at the NW [ North West] side of Old Tolbooth (site of) The site of this object is distinctly marked in the pavement of the Street by a peculiar arrangement of the paving stones. Its arrangement is a Circle with two diameters, as a cross, but it said that originally the form was that of octagon. In ancient times this place appears to have been the central part of the town but when it became more extended it was considered expedient to have the market removed to the High Street and the Cross was then removed also to the latter place this event appears from the accounts to have taken place in 1586. Tradition points out the Cross in the Seagate to have been the place Grissell Jaffry was burned. Mr. Reid states that in his boyhood days that there was a hollow in the Street beside the site of the Cross where [continued on page 18] |
| GRISSELL JAFFRAY BURNED HERE (17th Century) | 054 | Tradition points out the Cross in the Seagate to have been the place Grissell Jaffry was burned. Mr. Reid states that in his boyhood days that there was a hollow in the Street beside the site of the Cross where [continued on page 18] |
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Town of Dundee -- Sheet 54 - 5. 25 Trace 2
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 28 - Town of Dundee, OS1/14/28
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire town of Dundee.
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.