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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURN OF MARGIE | Burn of Margie Burn of Mergie Burn of Margie |
Rev. [Reverend] C.S. Adie Rev. [Reverend] R. Inglis Val. [Valuation] Roll Mr. Buchan, Edzell Robert Stocks, Factor Estate Plan of Dunlappie |
019 | A small stream which for a short distance forms the Eastern boundary between Lethnot & Edzell & flows into the "West Water" West of the Cot Ho [House] at Westhaugh. |
| MARGIE | Margie Margie Margie Margie Mergie |
Rev. [Reverend] C.S. Adie Rev. [Reverend] R. Inglis Val. [Valuation] Roll Mr. Buchan, Edzell Robert Stocks, Factor |
019 | A farm steading the property of the Earl of Dalhousie, and held as a life rent. The factor on the authority of his rental book spells this name Mergie, but Margie is the only method recognised by all others. |
| THE BLAIR | The Blair The Blair The Blair |
Rev. [Reverend] C.S. Adie Rev. [Reverend] R. Inglis Alexander Low Margie |
019 | An eminence on the farm of Margie. On the top of it are several small mounds, supposed by the farmer to be graves. He has explored some of them, and found them to contain black earth as the bodies mouldered away. |
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Co. [County] Forfar -- Parish of Edzell
Margie [note]
"Eh! Mergie!" is a phrase used in Fife denoting surprise
Jameison.
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.