Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWDEN KNOWES | Cowden Knowe Cowden Knowes |
Written on Street Corner Mr. D. Cloudsley Blackness Tavern Dundee Directory Edward's Plan of Dundee 1847 Mr J. Fulton Town Surveyor |
054 | [Situation] On the south side of Blackness Road. This name is applied to a district lying off the South side of Blackness Road and is bounded on the West by Wilkie's Lane until it turns to the East opposite a timber yard, whence it proceeds in a straight line to Watson's Lane & so in a North Eastwardly direction as shown on Traces 6 & 6 to the Blackness Road following which to the West it again reaches Wilkie's Lane. The district comprises many work shops, short ranges & detached dwelling houses two & three storeys in height & there are several small drying greens & open spaces or Courts within its limits. It is a poor locality & in many parts very dirty |
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Town of Dundee -- Sheet 54.9 No. 2 Trace 3
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 33 - Town of Dundee, OS1/14/33
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.