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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 DUNDEE CASTLE | Site of Dundee Castle Site of Dundee Castle Site of Dundee Castle Site of Dundee Castle Site of Dundee Castle Site of the ancient Castle of Dundee Site of the ancient Castle of Dundee |
Mr. Charles Roger, Librarian, &c Mr. James Thomson, Historian Dundee William Reid Esqr. Writer Johnfield Dundee Mr. C. Maxwell Isles Lane Hawkhill Mr. Peter David Hilltown Mackie's Hist. [History] of Dundee page 132 Fullarton's Gazetteer p. [Page] 372 |
054 | [Situation] On the eastern side of Castle Street The site of this Castle was a high rock which stood 80 or 90 feet above the general surface of the surrounding plain with its sides precipitous or nearly perpendicular all round and having a horizontal plain or area on top of sufficient extent for a large building. On this plain tradition states the castle had stood This rock has been cleared away during the progress of modern improvements but all vestiges of the Castle have been removed for ages past The place marked on trace has been pointed out by the persons quoted as authorities for the name. They had seen and remember the rock before it was quarried to make room for the buildings in Castle Street The summit or plain referred to above was situated at a Considerable elevation directly over the place marked on trace and consequently must have been the place where the castle stood. |
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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.