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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORFAR [town] | Forfar | New Stat: [Statistical] Account Old Stat: [Statistical] Account Fullarton's Gazateer County Map |
038 | "The town of Forfar has been from time immemorial the head burgh of the County, & it was also the sole seat of the Sheriff Court until within the last few years, when a sheriff substitute was appointed for Dundee & its immediate neighborhood. In the earliest notices that exist relative to Forfar, its Castle is described as a royal residence; and in the accounts of the Chamberlain of the Royal Household in the reign of Alexander III, & of some preceding monarchs, a charge is entered for the King's gardeners at Forfar. It is probable that the castle, the occasional residence of the monarch, & the residence of the sheriff of the county, gave rise to the fame of Forfar, & undoubtedly these circumstances secured to it its privileges as a Royal burgh. Nothing is known of the date of its original charter, but it was a burgh before the reign of Robert Bruce, as the authorities of Forfar gave evidence During his reign that Dundee was a Royal burgh." New: Stat: [Statistical] Account. |
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Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 43 - Town of Forfar, OS1/14/43
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire town of Forfar.
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.