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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWS HILL | Gallows Hill Gallows Hill Gallows Hill |
David Alexander farmer Ward John Fife Farmer South Mains John Arthur School Master |
039 | [Situation] East of Rescobie Loch. A small hill or knowe on the farm of Ward, it was formerly used as a place to execute criminals in connection with the house of Turin. |
| BALGAVIES LOCH | Balgavies Loch Balgavies Loch Balgavies Loch |
Statistical Account Fullarton's Imperial Gazetteer David Alexander |
039 | [Situation] South of Rescobie. A small loch on the boundary of this Parish with Aberlemno, it abounds with Pike Perch &c. The Arbroath & Forfar Railway skirts the North bank of it. |
| LUNAN WATER | Lunan Water Lunan Water Lunan Water |
Statistical Account Fullarton's Imperial Gazetteer David Alexander |
039; 040 | [Situation] At the S.E [South East] end of Rescobie Loch. A stream having its source in the Parish of Forfar, it thence flows through a chain of Lochs. Viz, Fithie Restenet Rescobie & Balgavies, after leaving which, it flows in an Easterly course & falls into the Sea at Lunan Bay. |
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Parish of Rescobie -- Sheet 39.2 Trace 6
[Signed] Charles J Fearnside Sr. R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 77 - Parish of Rescobie, OS1/14/77
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Rescobie.
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.