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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of DARN GATE | Site of Darn Gate Site of Darn Gate Darn Yett Darngate |
Mr. David Miller, Writer Mr. A. Brown, East Abbey Street Hand-book of the Abbey 1852 New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
046 | [Situation] On the west side of Hays Lane, near its South end This place was pointed out by Mr. D. Miller Writer as the site of a Gate in the Abbey Wall called the Darn Yett or Darn Gate which is said to have been a private entrance into the precincts of the Abbey, or Abbey grounds. It stood in what is now called Hays Lane. |
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[Page] 35Town of Arbroath -- Sheet 46.15 No. 4 Trace 3
[Note]
At the south-east corner there stood a small tower, with a postern called the "Darn Yett". this was the
private entrance into the Abbey - the word "darn" implying such. Above the postern according to tradition was
an apartment where the Catechumens were examined but which by another version was the place where the
[R]ostiarius or gate keeper resided.
Bremnar's Hand book of the Abbey. 1852.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, KBMW- Moderator
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