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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
ABBEY GREEN Convent Church Yard
Convent Church Yard
Convent Church Yard
Kevan Kirkyard
Abbey Green or Kevan Kirkyard
Abbey Green or Kevan Kirkyard
Plan of Arbroath 1842
Revd. [Reverend] J. Law Inverbrothock Manse
Mr. David Miller, Writer
Bremnar's Hand book of the Abbey 1852
Mr. Bremnar Printer &c Arbroath
Mr. Brown Auctioner Arbroath
046 [Situation] On the east side of East Abbey Street
This Name applies to the enclosure now formed into a Public Bleaching Green and to a small strip of plantation at its northern end. There is no doubt of its having been a Burial place as several Remains were discovered therein, but it cannot be ascertained to what church it was attached unless the Abbey Church is the Convent Church referred to.
KEVAN KIRKYARD Convent Church Yard
Convent Church Yard
Convent Church Yard
Kevan Kirkyard
Abbey Green or Kevan Kirkyard
Abbey Green or Kevan Kirkyard
Plan of Arbroath 1842
Revd. [Reverend] J. Law Inverbrothock Manse
Mr. David Miller, Writer
Bremnar's Hand book of the Abbey 1852
Mr. Bremnar Printer &c Arbroath
Mr. Brown Auctioner Arbroath
046 [Situation] On the east side of East Abbey Street
This Name applies to the enclosure now formed into a Public Bleaching Green and to a small strip of plantation at its northern end. There is no doubt of its having been a Burial place as several Remains were discovered therein, but it cannot be ascertained to what church it was attached unless the Abbey Church is the Convent Church referred to.
PUBLIC BLEACHING GREEN [Abbey Green, Arbroath] Bleaching Green (Public)
Bleaching Green (Public)
Bleaching Green (Public)
Revd. [Reverend] J. Law
Mr. J. Anderson
Mr. D. Miller
046 This is a Public Bleaching Green and Occupies the greater part of what is Known as the Convent churchyard. There is a Wash House attached but it is not much used.
Supposed Site of ABBEY GRAVE YARD Abbey Grave Yard
Abbey Grave yard
Mr. Bremnar Printer &c.
Mr. Miller Writer.
046 [Situation] Northern portion of Abbey Green or Kevan Kirkyard
Mr. Bremnar and others say that this park is since it was enclosed better known by the name Abbey Green but that the old name Kevan Kirkyard is still popular. They also say that the northern part of it must have been the Abbey Grave yard as great numbers of stone coffins & bones were discovered to the west of the powder magazine.
WASH HOUSE [Abbey Green, Arbroath] Wash House
Wash House
Wash House
Revd. [Reverend] J. Law
Mr. J. Anderson
Mr. David Miller
046 [Situation] At the SE [South East] end of Abbey Green or Kevan Kirkyard
This was erected as a Public Wash House & is Situated at the S.E. [South East] Corner of the Bleaching Green. It is not much used however as the Inhabitants have generally Small Wash Houses in their dwellings. It was last year used as a Soup Kitchen.

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Town of Arbroath -- Sheet 46.11 No. 24 Trace 5

Public Bleaching Green [note]
Note- This designation to be written in
parenthesis small, and in stump characters
underneath the above name by way of
explanatory note to show the use to which this green is now appropriated

Abbey Grave Yard [note]
Note. This latter designation to be written on plan
to the portion marked on trace, which was pointed
out by Mr. Bremnar as the place where the most
of the graves were found.

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