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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRACTULLO | Bractullo Bractullo |
Estate Documents Statistical Acct. [Account] of Co. [County] Mr. James Cameron 'Bractullo' |
039 | [Situation] ½ mile S.W. [South West] from Idvies. A comfortable two storey house with vegitable garden office houses, thrashing mill, & farm attached occupied by Mr James Cameron & property of Mrs Prettyman & Mrs Cathcart Pitcarlie Fife |
| SLAP O' THE GASK | Slap o' the Gask Slap o' the Gask Slap o' the Gask |
Mr James Cameron Mr David Salmond (Curden) Mr John Orrick Surface-man |
039 | [Situation] 15 chains S.E. [South East] of Bractullo. A circular plantation near the Gask farm. intersected by two County roads, & property of Mrs Prettyman & Mrs. Cathcart |
| THE LAW | . The Law (Moat) The Law (Moat) The Law (Moat) (Bractie Law) Bractullo |
Rev: [Reverend] J. Anderson Mr James Cameron Mr John Orrick Mr David Ford Farmer 'Broadleys' Statistical Acct [Account] of Co. [County] |
039 | [Situation] 27 chains East of Bractullo. A circular mound on the Gask farm, so named from Criminals having been executed there during the feudal times. the property of Mrs. Prettyman & Mrs Cathcart |
| MOAT [The Law] | . The Law (Moat) The Law (Moat) The Law (Moat) (Bractie Law) Bractullo |
Rev: [Reverend] J. Anderson Mr James Cameron Mr John Orrick Mr David Ford Farmer 'Broadleys' Statistical Acct [Account] of Co. [County] |
039 | [Situation] 27 chains East of Bractullo. A circular mound on the Gask farm, so named from Criminals having been executed there during the feudal times. the property of Mrs. Prettyman & Mrs Cathcart |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ph. [Parish] of Kirkden -- Sheet 39-14. Trace 2
Slap o' the Gask [note]
Slap - a breach in a wall, hedge, &c. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scot. Dicty. [Scottish Dictionary]
Note. The name here is applied to portions of 4 roads within a circular Plantation.
The Law [note]
Law - a name given
to many hills or mounts
whether natural or
artificial. Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scot: Dicty. [Scottish Dictionary]
[Page signed]
John Stirton
Sapr. 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.