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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKNESS ROAD [Dundee] | Blackness Road | Crawfords plan of Dundee 1776 Edwards plan of Dundee 1846 David Hunter Esqr. Map of Dundee attached to Borough By. [Boundary] Report |
054 | [Situation] At the western end of the town of Dundee A public road of moderate width, Commencing at the South Eastern part of Scouring Burn & running in a North West direction into the Perth Road. On its North side near Scouring Burn is Sycamore place, hereinafter described, & lying off either side are some excellent dwelling houses with gardens &c. also detached Villas & Cottages. The Road is only kept in middling repair |
| BLACKNESS | Blackness Farm Blackness Blackness |
David Hunter Esqr. Mr. Alexander Bell (Tenant) Parliamentary List of Voters 1856-7 Dundee Directory 1856-57 Map of Dundee attached to Borough Bouny. [Boundary] Report |
054 | [Situation] South side of Blackness Road A well built Farm house, 2 Storeys high having Convenient outbuildings on the North Side and a good Garden lying to the South. There is about 52 Acres of land, chiefly in tillage, attached to the house, as a farm the whole of which is in good cultivation. It is situated immediately West of Blackness House and is the property of David Hunter Esqr. occupied by Alexander Bell, Blackness |
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Blackness [note]
There is no reason for offering the word Farm
to the name Blackness.
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.