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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARNELL CASTLE | Castle Farnell Castle Farnell Castle Castle Farnell Castle |
New Statistical Account Mr. Lyall, Factor Mr Webster Schoolmaster Fullarton's Gazetteer Jervise's History of Angus & Mearns |
034 | "On the north side of the Church and almost encircled by the den from which the Parish is supposed to take its name stands an old Castle, once the property and residence of the Ogilvies of Airly. It is Kept in good & part of it is allotted as a free dwelling to some infirm indigent people". New Statistical Account A good deal of the lower part of the Castle has modern windows & doors made in repairing the old ones, but the whole building is otherwise in tolerable repair, and is occupied by tenants & pensioners of Southesk Estate. "Farnell Castle" as authorized is the name by which it is always referred to, but whether that is the original or modern name of the Castle could not be ascertained. "Farnell" might be understood to it from the Mill name & the Name of the farm of "Mains of Farnell" being so near, |
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Co [County] Forfar -- Farnell Parish
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 41 - Parish of Farnell, OS1/14/41
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Farnell.
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.