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Volume contents
- 1 - Monifieth , Index
- 3 - Monifieth , Page 3 (start)
- 10 - Monifieth , Page 10
- 20 - Monifieth , Page 20
- 30 - Monifieth , Page 30
- 40 - Monifieth , Page 40
- 50 - Monifieth , Page 50
- 60 - Monifieth , Page 60
- 70 - Monifieth , Page 70
- 80 - Monifieth , Page 80
- 90 - Monifieth , Page 90
- 100 - Monifieth , Page 100
- 110 - Monifieth , Page 110
- 120 - Monifieth , Page 120
- 121 - Monifieth , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Post Office continued] | [continued from page 111] is merely a branch from Dundee. The letters are delivered only in the morning and the mail leaves in the forenoon |
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| RAILWAY STATION [Monifieth] | Railway Station Railway Station Railway Station |
David Barrie James Low William Butchart. Station Master. |
055 | [Situation] At the south side of the village. The railway station lies contiguous to the post office, say five or six chains and trains leave for Dundee seven or eight times every day. It is the property of the Dundee and Arbroath railway Company |
| FONTSTONE WOOD | Fontstone Wood Fontstone Wood Fontstone Wood |
Thomas Kerr Revd. [Reverend] Mr Young |
055 | [Situation] About 16 chains WNW [West North West] of the village of Monifieth A small clump of forest trees lying at the south of the farm of South Grange. At the north west corner of it there is a weighty stone a couple of feet square on the top with a square or rectangular hole in the centre there is a tradition that it had been used as a consecrated stone for the purposes of baptism in the earlier period of christianity in this Country. "Hence the name" It is the property of Thomas Kerr Esqr |
| FONT STONE | Font Stone | Thomas Kerr Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Young David Barrie. |
055 | [Situation] At the NW. [North West] end of Fontstone Wood At the north west corner of it [Fontstone Wood] there is a weighty stone a couple of feet square on the top with a square or rectangular hole in the centre there is a tradition that it had been used as a consecrated stone for the purposes of baptism in the earlier period of christianity in this Country. "Hence the name" It is the property of Thomas Kerr Esqr |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 112
Sheet 55 No 1 Trace 5 -- Parish of Monifieth -- Described by John Kiernan R.Eng [Royal Engineers]
Font Stone [note]
This stone appears to be the pedestal of a cross or obelisk
which has been long since removed and built into the walls
of the parish church where it is now partly seen but much
mutilated. - See extract in opposite page [page 113]
Transcriber's notes
The entry for the post office on the previous page is concluded at the top of the "Description" column on this page, but the complete transcription has been placed on the previous page.
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 70 - Parish of Monifieth, OS1/14/70
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Monifieth.
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.