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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIESTSTOWN | Prieststown Prieststown Prieststown |
Rev. [Reverend] C.S. Adie Rev. [Reverend] R. Inglis Robert Buchan, Edzell |
020 | A cothouse formerly occupied by the ministers of the Church of Edzell. |
| STONE CIST FOUND HERE [Prieststown] | Stone Coffin found here (19th. Feby. [February] 1862) | Seen by the Examiner | 020 | On the 19th. of February last (1862) a stone compartment was discovered on a knowe, About 2½ feet of earth having been taken off, disclosed to view a slab 3½ feet long, which, when removed, showed a square built apartment formed of 3 sandstone and one freestone slabs, containing the whole of the bones of a human body in perfect preservation, It was 3½ feet long 2 feet broad, and 16 inches in depth, |
| GALLOWSLEA (In Ruins) | Gallowslea | Rev. [Reverend] C.S. Adie Rev. [Reverend] R. Inglis Robert Buchan, Edzell |
020 | The ruin of a dwelling house long since unoccupied, The Gallows Knap is not far distant |
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Co. [County] Forfar -- Parish of Edzell
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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.