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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALMUIR | Balmuir Balmuir Balmuir |
Fullartons Imperial Gazetteer Alexander Lyell Esqr. Pressock G Sheriffs Schoolmaster |
039 | [Situation] About ¾ mile S.W. [South West] of Gardyne Castle. This name applies to a few stragling cottages, together with the Parochial School, on the estate of Gardyne Castle; the lands around were formerly all moor, the boundary of which cannot now be shewn. Proprietor Alexander Lyell Esqr. |
| SCHOOL [Balmuir] | School (Parochial) School (Parochial) School (Parochial) |
G Sheriffs Schoolmaster Alexander Lyell Esqr. James Knight Farmer West Mains |
039 | [Situation] At the South of Balmuir. A substantial school & dwelling house, slated & in good repair, it is in a very thinly populated district & [h]as a very poor attendance, Latin &c. are taught. Salary £26.0.0 Average Scholars 40. |
| WEST MAINS | West Mains West Mains West Mains |
Alexander Lyell Esqr. G Sheriffs James Knight Occupant |
039 | [Situation] 10 chains North of Balmuir. A farm house with commodious out-offices attached, together with a farm of good land, the buildings are all slated & in good repair Proprietor Alexander Lyell Esqr. Pressock |
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Parish of Kirkden -- Plan 39.12 Trace 5
[Page signed]
Charles J Fearnside
Sr. R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 57 - Parish of Kirkden, OS1/14/57
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Kirkden.
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.