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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLAMIS [parish] | Glammis Glammiss Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis |
Gazeteer of Scotland Statistical Acct. [Account] Forfarshire The Right Hon. [Honourable] Earl of Strathmore (Glamis Castle) Andrew Jervise Esqr. Author of Glamis: its history & its antiquities Dr. [Doctor] Tannoch D.D. [Doctor of Divinity] Glamis Andrew Ralston Esqr. (Factor) Newhouse Glamis Castle Mr Ross, Teacher Glamis Register of births, deaths & marriages (By authority of the Regis. Gen. [Registrar General]) Parish Records Shakspeare (Trag. [Tragedy] of Macbeth) Scot. N.E. [Scottish North Eastern] Railway Company, Cornwall's Railway Guide (April 1861) |
037; 038; 043; 044 | [Situation] In the southern part of the Strathmore and Sidlaw districts of Forfarshire This Parish consists of a portion of the Southern side of Strathmore at the foot of the Grampians & stretches from the centre of that strath to the top of the Sidlaw Hills which bound its Southern side. It is bounded on the N. [North] by Kirriemuir; on the S.E. [South East] by Tealing; on the S.W. [South West] by Auchterhouse & Newtyle; on the W. [West] by Eassie & Nevay; on the N.W. [North West] by Airlie & on the E. [East] by Forfar, Kinnettles & Inverarity. From N. [North] to S. [South] it is about ten miles & from E. [East] to W. [West] about five miles. It is thickly planted & wooded along its centre & highly cultivated throughout except the highest portions of the Sidlaws. The meaning of the name "Glamis" is doubtful. The gaelic word "Glamkus" signifies "a great opening - a flat country". The following are the Spellings of this name at the dates affixed :- Glampnes (1178 - 1214); Glamnes (1249); Glammes, Glammis, Glames, Glamis (1264); Glaumes (1280); Glames (1304); [continued on page 2] |
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Parish of Glamis
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 45 - Parish of Glamis, OS1/14/45
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Glamis.
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.