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Volume contents
- 1 - St Vigean , Index
- 1A - St Vigean , loose note
- 5 - St Vigean , Page 5 (start)
- 10 - St Vigean , Page 10
- 20 - St Vigean , Page 20
- 30 - St Vigean , Page 30
- 40 - St Vigean , Page 40
- 50 - St Vigean , Page 50
- 60 - St Vigean , Page 60
- 70 - St Vigean , Page 70
- 80 - St Vigean , Page 80
- 90 - St Vigean , Page 90
- 100 - St Vigean , Page 100
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- 130 - St Vigean , Page 130
- 138 - St Vigean , Page 138 (end)
- 139 - St Vigean , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITING NESS | Whiting Ness Whiting Ness Whitling Ness White Ness |
New Statistical Acct. [Account] Revd. [Reverend] John Muir "The Cliffs & Caves of Arbroath" Johnston's County Map |
046 | [Situation] On the Shore In the South end of the parish A Headland or Ness at the Commencement of the Cliffs at the East side of the Town of Arbroath, so named from the Quantity of Whiting Caught thereat. |
| ST NINIAN'S WELL | St. Ninian's Well St. Ninian's Well St. Ninian's Well |
Mr. John Bremner "The Cliffs & Caves of Arbroath" Revd. [Reverend] John Muir |
046 | At the NW. [North West] side of Whiting Ness A Small Well at the Commencement of the Cliffs on the Farm of West Seaton, it is So named from its proximity to the Site of St. Ninian's Chapel. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 128
Parish of St. Vigeans -- Sheet 46 No. 16 Trace 2
St. Ninian's Well [note]
"Having now arrived at the foot of the Cliffs on our left we observe a small spring of excellent water issuing from
the side of the rock this is called St. Ninian's or more commonly St. Ringan's Well near which tradition says a
small Chapel stood dedicated to that Saint and served in Sacra by a monk from the Abbey of Aberbrothock
but no vestiges of a chapel now remain. Although the well is not in itself particularly attractive for it is
only a hollow scooped out of the rock yet being in the vicinity of scenery of the most grand and romantic kind
and associated with a legend of the most heart-stirring interest, rendered more attractive by the poetic
witchery which has been thrown over it by the late Alexander Balfour a native poet of considerable merit
who in his tradition tale of Mary Scott of Eden-Knowe has gained for the spot an imperishable
fame. It is much resorted to by the Arbroath pedestrians who in their walks make it as it were a
shrine of pilgrimage."
Cliffs and Caves near Arbroath
by J. Bremner
"St. Ninian's Well had long a popish and great fame for curing several diseases but has long since been uniformily
estimated at its true value." Fullarton's Gazetteer
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 80 - Parish of St Vigean, OS1/14/80
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of St Vigean.
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.