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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONYBRIGS | Stonybrigs Stonybrigs Stonnybriggs |
Mr. Macdonald Writer Arbroath Tack & Rent receipt Valuation Roll |
033 | A small farm steading, on the Estate of Aldbar, the property of John Inglis Chalmers Esquire, |
| COURT LAW | Court Law | 033 | The centre of this knoll although much reduced is still 5 or 6 feet above the level of the field. I presume it to have been a Sepulchral Tumulus originally | |
| BURN OF ALDBAR | Burn of Aldbar Burn of Aldbar Burn of Aldbar |
Valuation Roll Mr. Macdonald Writer Arbroath Alexander Miller Land Steward |
033 | A small farm steading on the Estate of Aldbar the property of John Inglis Chalmers Esquire |
| MOAT [West Drums] | Moat | 033 | A moated inclosure adjoining the Cottage called Chapel - the south side and angles although defaced of the rectangle can easily be traced. Mr. Smith of West Drums informed me that hundreds of Cart Loads of stones have been taken away and that the late P. Chalmers Esqr. of Aldbar was of opinion that some religious building had stood here. | |
| MUIRSIDE | Muirside Muirside Muirside |
Valuation Roll Mr. Macdonald Writer Arbroath Alexander Miller Land Steward |
033 | A farm steading on the Estate of Aldbar, the property of John Inglis Chalmers Esquire |
| Site of CHURCH BARNS | The Archdeacon's Barns Cardinal Beaton's Barns |
Jervise's Memorials supra Mr. Smith |
033 | Barns or Granaries apparently belonging to the Church. The ground at the place, pointed out to me by Mr. Smith, bears manifest evidence of some foundations having been dug out. [Initialled] JB Lt.Col. [Lieutenant Colonel] |
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[Page] 102County of Forfar. -- Parish of Brechin,
Court Law [note]
Mr Smith, Tenant farmer of West Drums, informs me that in
levelling this law several stone cists and urns were found - also
that it must have been used as a Gallows hill, a pedestal stone
having been dug out by his father. The field bears the same name
of Court Law. [Initialled] JB
Moat [note]
In a foot note at Page 115 of the "Memorials of Angus and Mearns" it is stated
"The Archdeacon's Barns, a curiously moated place with ditches and walls
on the farm of West Drums and Estate of Aldbar, is surrounded on all sides by
the diocese of St Andrews" - Mr Jervise has apparently confused this place with
the site noted below, and in receiving the name, has I think mistaken Cardinal Beaton
for Archdeacon [Initialled] JB.
Site of Church Barns [note]
Mr. Smith, whose family have farmed the land for
3 generations, says that the foundation stones of these
buildings were removed by his Grandfather
about a Century ago - He considers Mr. Jervise to be
mistaken in the name.
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