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Volume contents
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- 133 - Lochlee , Title Page
- 134 - Lochlee , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT KEEN | Mount Keen Mount Keen Mount Keen Mount Keen Mount Keen Mount Keen |
New Statistical Account County Map Land of the Lindsays Rev. [Reverend] W. Low Mr. Stocks, Factor Fullarton's Gazetteer |
002 | A high mountain on the boundary between the Counties of Forfar and Aberdeen, It rises high above all the mountains around it and terminates in a peaked top a few yards in diameter, on the summit of which are two layers of granite remarkable from a distance, The Public road from Invermark to Ballater passes over its Western shoulder, - It is the highest and most remarkable mountain in Forfarshire. * "The elevation of Mount Keen (the summit of which forms the boundary between the Counties) is about 4000 feet," New Statistical Account. * "Mount Keen" is a subordinate feature compared with "Glas Maol" and others in the County - the former is 3072 feet, the latter 3501 feet. |
| BRAID CAIRN | Braid Cairn Braid Cairn Braid Cairn Braid Cairn |
Archibald Campbell, Inchgrundle James Mitchell Glenmark Rev. [Reverend] W. Low Co. [County] Map |
002 | A hill very little inferior in elevation to the above but by no means so remarkable in appearance, from the flatness of the top, which causing it in a great measure to blend with the hills around it, robs it of a great deal of its importance - Braid a Scotch word signifying Broad - Cairn from Carn. |
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County of Forfar -- Parish of Lochlee
Mount Keen [note]
Derivation from Monadh and Ceann, The head
or principal mountain
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 63 - Parish of Lochlee, OS1/14/63
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Lochlee.
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.