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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING STONE (Sculptured) [Glamis] | Standing Stone Standing Stone King Malcolm's Grave-Stone Obelisk or Large Stone Obelisk or Large Stone Obelisk or Large Stone |
Rev Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Tannoch New Statistical Account New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland |
037 | A large stone of rude design situated within a few yards of the manse it is erected as is generally supposed in memory of the murder of Malcolm 2 King of Scotland The perpetrators of that horrid deed fleed during the night & by mistake dirrected their course accross the loch of Forfar where they perished. On one side of the monument there are the figures of two men who by their attitude seem to be forming the bloody conspiracy. A lyon and a centaur on the upper part [continued on page 20] |
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Parish of Glamis Co [County] of Forfar -- Sheet 37 No. 16 Trace 6 -- Names Collected by Sapper Clegg
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.