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Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 52 - Parish of Kettins, OS1/14/52

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Kettins 6 March 1860

Dear Sir
I write to say, that
a large stone about 11½ feet
long & 4 broad has been
used as a bridge over the
burn at the Manse time
immemorial, verly likely
for more than 200 years
as appears from the worn appearance
of its surface in the middle
by traffic, But it had
been a Monument of
some event in far gone
days. On its under side
are several compart-
ments, filled with
carvings of different
kinds - Men, animals,
and other figures.
It was taken up some
two months ago by
Order of Lord Hallyburton
and the Antiquarian
Society, I think, & is now
set up in the churchyard
on a pedestal 4 feet high.
Now I am not certain
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Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 52 - Parish of Kettins, OS1/14/52

This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Kettins.

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.

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