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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRK HILL | Kirk Hill | Land of the Lindsays James Duke, Colmeallie James Esplen Fernybank |
013 | The former a small eminence, the latter a small stream, both situated near the farm house of Colmeallie, Jarvise in the Land of the Lindsays makes the following statement, "No sepulchral remains such as those which were found at "Dalbog" and Ballownie so far as we can learn, have ever been found within them (the circles at Colmeallie). In the hollow ground, however, on the east side, a circular patch of from four to six yards in breadth was accidentally discovered some years ago in the middle of a gravel hillock and found to contain a quantity of black earth to the depth of 4 feet," The spot where this earth was found is shewn on trace and is supposed by the farmer to have been the remains of a burial ground, though no bones were found in it. |
| KIRK BURN | Kirk Burn | Land of the Lindsays James Duke, Colmeallie James Esplen Fernybank |
013 | The former a small eminence, the latter a small stream, both situated near the farm house of Colmeallie, |
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Co [County] Forfar -- Parish of Edzell
Transcriber's notes
James Esplen spelt Esplin in other pages.
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.