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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG CAIRNY | Craig Cairny Craig Cairny Craig Cairny Craig Cairny Den of Craig Cairny |
A. McFarlane, Leytack J. Duncan Auchnacree J Winter, Flobbets William Gibb, Gamekeeper Estate Map |
018 | A fine Pass across the ridge of hill between the Cruick, on the east side, and the Noran on the west. The north side of the Pass from the declivity on the "Month Shank" side is a mass of loose stones & the least appearance of out-croppings of rock on that side. There is a fine spring about the middle of the Pass in the hollow at the bottom. From this Spring a stream flows a distance of two or three chains and sinks naturally, issuing again further down it flows to the Cruick. "Craig Cairny" not Den of Craig Cairny is the customary form of the name |
| MONTH SHANK | Month Shank | A. McFarlane, Leytack J. Duncan Auchnacree J Winter, Flobbets William Gibb, Gamekeeper Estate Map |
018 | The name is a corruption of Mount and a very common one in this district. The Shank is the actual ridge falling on one side to Craig Cairny and on the other to the head of the Cruick & it extends North-westwards to [continued on page 6] |
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Co. [County] Forfar -- Fearn Parish
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.