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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| STRATHMORE | Strathmore | Gazetteer of Scotland Mr Simpson, Ingliston Old Statistical Account |
043 | A great vale or lowland country skirting the southern face of the grat Grampian range of mountains & popularly regarded as consisting of that territory lying within these & the Sidlaw hills upon the south & extending from Methven in Perthshire to a point a little N.E [North East] of Brechin in this county. It takes in almost the whole of this parish except a small portion upon the S.E. [South East] boundary which is skirted by the Sidlaw hills. The remainder of the parish in the Strath is a continual flat extending upon all sides without any feature or abruptness in the landscape to break the vista across the far extending hedgerows which adorn the district. It is celebrated for its beauty & fertility & high cultivation of its soil as well as the prosperity of the numerous towns & villages which dot its surface; together with the commercial advantage it possesses, along its centre from E. [East] to W. [West] of railway communication, render it a champaign country of the first quality |
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Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 39 - Parish of Eassie and Nevay, OS1/14/39
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Eassie and Nevay.
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.