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Volume contents
- 1 - Mains etc , Index
- 3 - Mains etc , Page 3 (start)
- 10 - Mains etc , Page 10
- 19A - Mains etc , loose note
- 20 - Mains etc , Page 20
- 30 - Mains etc , Page 30
- 40 - Mains etc , Page 40
- 49A - Mains etc , loose page
- 50 - Mains etc , Page 50
- 60 - Mains etc , Page 60
- 63 - Mains etc , Page 63 (end)
- 64 - Mains etc , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of CLAVERHOUSE CASTLE | Claverhouse Castle (Site of) | Mr Morris, schoolmaster Mr Boase, Claverhouse Bleachfield |
050 | [Situation] In the Central portion of the Parish This Castle was originally the residence of Lord Dundee, and is situated a short distance N.W [North West] of Claverhouse Bleachfield, there is an artificial ruin intended to mark the site but Mr Morris states that it is not the site - he pointed out the site as shewn on trace. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 37
Sheet 50.13 Trace 6. -- Parish of Mains & Strathmartine.
[Notes]
"The foundations of the old Castle one of the proprietors of which (viz. Claverhouse) distinguished
himself in persecuting the Presbyterians under Charles II. were lately dug up by a farmer. There appeared
to have been a Popish Chapel belonging to the house as the fount altar, &c, were discovered."
Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Vol. [Volume] V. p. [page] 221.
"It may not be improper to mention that Claverhouse the residence of Lord Dundee is likewise situate
in this parish and that an edifice in the form of a ruin has lately been erected on the site of his mansion
by his lineal male descendent Mr. Webster formerly Graham of Balmuir."
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] page 56-7
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 67 - Parish of Mains and Starthmartine, OS1/14/67
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Mains and Starthmartine.
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.