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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDZELL [parish] | Edzell Edzell Edzell Edzell Edzell Edzell Edzell Edzell Edzell Edzell Edzell |
Old Stat: [Statistical] Account New Stat: [Statistical] Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Valuation Roll County Map Sheriff's Returns Land of the Lindsays Memorials of Angus & Mearns Estate Plans The Right Honble. [Honourable] The Earl of Dalhousie Sir Thomas Gladstone Bart. [Baronet] |
007; 013; 014; 019; 020 | "The name of this parish, in old times, had a different orthography from that now in use. At the beginning of the 13th Century it was written "Edale" and "Adel" in the ancient Taxatio, which was rated at a subsequent period. In both cases the word may be considered as essentially the same, signifying "plain or meadow" ground, & quite descriptive of the most valuable half of the parish, or that part of which lies without the boundary of Glenesk. In Rolt's life of John the 20th Earl of Crawford, it is written "Edgehill" & so pronounced to this day & believed to be the true etymon, from the fact that the great bulk of the Arable land lies from the Edge of the hill Southward. In all documents posterior to the date of the two first, the orthography differs little [continued on page 2] |
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Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 40 - Parish of Edzell, OS1/14/40
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Edzell.
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.