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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERN (Continued) | [continued from page 1] "uppermost of the two subordinate ridges. Besides this the Noran is the only stream connected with the parish" "New Stat [Statistical] Account" The only church in the parish is the Parish Church, there are two Schools one the parochial in which the Post Office is Kept. the other is situated at "Windsor". The Antiquities are the ruins of Vane Castle (on plan 26.13) and the three Laws mentioned in the Statl. [Statistical] Accounts of the parish (identified in plan 26.13 & 14). There is no Toll Road touching upon the Parish, but there are good Parish roads. - The parish is divided into four Estates Vizt Fearn, Noranside, Deuchar and Auchnacree. There is no portion of this parish detached, nor is there any portion of any other parish contained within the boundary of this parish. |
Continued entries/extra info
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[Note on amendment of Fearn to Fern]
Fern to be
written on plan 25-12
for sake of distinction.
By order
[Signed] A Gwin
Corpl. R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 42 - Parish of Fern, OS1/14/42
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Fern.
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.