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Volume contents
- 1 - Arbroath Town etc , Index
- 3 - Arbroath Town etc , Page 3 (start)
- 10 - Arbroath Town etc , Page 10
- 20 - Arbroath Town etc , Page 20
- 30 - Arbroath Town etc , Page 30
- 40 - Arbroath Town etc , Page 40
- 50 - Arbroath Town etc , Page 50
- 52 - Arbroath Town etc , Page 52 (end)
- 53 - Arbroath Town etc , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of DARN GATE | Site of Darn Gate Site of Darn Gate Darn Yett Darngate |
Mr. David Miller, Writer Mr. A. Brown, East Abbey Street Hand-book of the Abbey 1852 New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
046 | [Situation] On the west side of Hays Lane, near its South end This place was pointed out by Mr. D. Miller Writer as the site of a Gate in the Abbey Wall called the Darn Yett or Darn Gate which is said to have been a private entrance into the precincts of the Abbey, or Abbey grounds. It stood in what is now called Hays Lane. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 35
Town of Arbroath -- Sheet 46.15 No. 4 Trace 3
[Note]
At the south-east corner there stood a small tower, with a postern called the "Darn Yett". this was the
private entrance into the Abbey - the word "darn" implying such. Above the postern according to tradition was
an apartment where the Catechumens were examined but which by another version was the place where the
[R]ostiarius or gate keeper resided.
Bremnar's Hand book of the Abbey. 1852.
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 6 - Town of Arbroath, OS1/14/6
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire town of Arbroath.
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.