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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIL KNOWE | Kil Knowe Kil Knowe |
Rev: [Reverend] J. Anderson Kirkden Manse Mr Cameron Bractullo Mr. David Ford Broadleys Mr. John Orrick Surface-man A. Lyall Esqr. Gardyne Castle |
039 | [Situation] In the Wn. [Western] vicinity of Bractullo. The highest ridge of an arable field on Bractullo farm. So named from it's supposed to have been a place of interrment. property of Mrs Prettyman & Mrs Cathcart Several Urns have been found here. It is handed down traditionally that a chapel stood here - nothing can be had relative to its history. |
| WARD WELL | Ward Well Ward Well Ward Well |
Mr James Cameron Mr David Ford Mr John Orrick |
039 | [Situation] S.W. [South West] of Bractullo. A well on Bractullo farm. traditionally called "The Ward Well." property of Mrs Prettyman & Mrs Cathcart |
| GASK [farm] | Gask Gask Gask |
Mr James Cameron Mr John Orrick Mr David Salmond 'Curden' |
039 | [Situation] 33 chains S.E. by E. [South East by East] of Bractullo. A neat farm house with flower & vegitable gardens office houses & land attached occupied by Mr. William Fairweather. property of Mrs Prettyman & Mrs Cathcart |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ph. [Parish] of Kirkden -- Sheet 39-14. Trace 2
Kil Knowe [note]
Kil,- a term entering
into the formation of many
names of places in Scotland
from Gael: [Gaelic] Cill - a Cell. 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.