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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINNELL [parish] | Kinnell Ph. [Parish] Kinnell Ph. [Parish] Kinnell Ph. [Parish] Kinnell Ph. [Parish] Kinnell Ph. [Parish] Kinnell Ph. [Parish] Kinnell Ph. [Parish] Kinnell Ph. [Parish] Kinnell Ph. [Parish] Kinnell Ph. [Parish] |
New & Old Statl. [Statistical] Accounts Fullarton's Gazetteer Co. [County] Map Valuation Roll Estate Maps Revd. [Reverend] Mr Walker Mr. Bell Registrar & Ph. [Parish] Schoolmaster Mr. Lyall, Factor Mr Cunningham Factor Sheriff's Returns of Meresmen |
033; 034; 040 | A small Parish in Forfarshire bounded on the North by Farnell, on the South by Inverkeillor, on the East by Craig & Lunan, and on the West by Guthrie &c. The Parish is traversed by the Scottish North Eastern Railway which has one Station at the Glesterlaw, chiefly a Goods Station. The Brechin & Arbroath T.P. [Turn Pike] Road passes from North to south on the west side of the Parish, and the Road to Montrose from Forfar passes from the north west of Kinnell to the most northerly point by Whanland. Parts of the great Moors Montreathmont and Rossie Moor are in this Ph. [Parish]. The former is planted with trees and is a most extensive wood at the present time; the latter is [continued on page 2] |
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Co [County] Forfar -- Kinnell Parish
[Note]
"The word "Kinnell", if, as is most probable, it
signifies, "Bankhead" in the Gaelic language,
is descriptive of the situation of the Church;
for the hillock on which the church stands is
about 40 ft [feet] higher than the adjacent haugh, and
slopes more or less abruptly on three sides,
down to the level of the River Lunan and its
subsidiary streamlet the Whauk Burn"
New Stat [Statistical] Account
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 55 - Parishes of Kinnell, Maryton and Farnell, OS1/14/55
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parishes of Kinnell, Maryton, and Farnell.
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.