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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLETON On Site of Fort | Castleton | William Mount, occupier Lease Mr Simpson, Ingliston Mr Stevenson, Teacher Valuation Roll for 1856 & 57 |
037 | A first class farm house having suitable offices, garden & a large, arable farm attached. The property of Lord Whanncliffe. It stands upon a mound or plateau of earth which, from the peculiar nature of the surrounding country & the absence of undulating surfaces or wood, presents rather a prominent feature in the general tameness of the locality. It is bounded on the E. [East] and S. [South] sides by what would appear to have been an artificial ditch, now planted with trees & shrubs which considerably hide its abrupt appearance upon these sides. Upon the W. [West] & N. [North] sides it is traversed by Commerton Burn, which antiquaries conjecture to have been the source of supply whence the ditch was filled with water. Upon these sides the mound presents a gentle incline for a couple of chains up to the dwelling & formed into a vegetable garden & flowerbeds. Upon the opposite sides where the face is abrupt the plateau may be about 18 feet over the bottom of [continued on page 6] |
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Sheet 37 No. 14 Trace 6 -- Parish of Eassie & Nevay
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.