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Volume contents
- 1 - Dundee etc , Index
- 5 - Dundee etc , Page 5 (start)
- 9A - Dundee etc , loose page
- 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
- 80 - Dundee etc , Page 80
- 90 - Dundee etc , Page 90
- 96 - Dundee etc , Page 96 (end)
- 97 - Dundee etc , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supposed Site of ROYAL PALACE AND MINT [Dundee] | Supposed Site of Royal Palace and Mint Supposed Site of Royal Palace and Mint Supposed Site of Royal Palace and Mint |
Mr. Charles Rogers Librarian Dundee Library Mr. James Thomson Author of History of Dundee William Tyrie Plasterer Bell Street |
054 | [Situation] At the north end of the Mint Close. This object stood within the Mint Close. This Close is now nearly closed up by the buildings or houses in Reform Street. Some remains of the Mint were found some years ago. William Tyrie a plasterer who resided in the close at the time says that when the workmen were clearing away the foundations of an old house which had been long occupied as a public Ho. [House] several old fashioned Crucibles & other fragments were dug up from beneath the kitchen of the house. Mr. Charles Rogers also saw these remains found and he states that he had long a silver groat in his possession which was found in the place and which he describes as a coin of Robert I There was also a piece of oak wood found in the place of which Mr. Rogers has made a set of bed posts and which he considers to have been originally used in striking the impression on the coins. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Town of Dundee -- Sheet 54-9 No. 4 Trace 3
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 35 - Town of Dundee, OS1/14/35
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.