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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURLINGDEN | Murlingden Murlingden Murlingden Murlingden Murlingden or Mourningden |
Valuation Roll Land of the Lindsays Mr. Black Writer Brechin Mr. Will Writer Brechin Memorials of Angus & Mearns |
027 | A handsome mansion house and offices surrounded by a small ornamental Estate the property of Alexander Collie Esqr. Mr Jervis in the Land of the Lindsay's thus mentions the place. "Tradition asserts that the more deeply afflicted with the pestilence in 1647 - 8 were sent to the common muir where huts were prepared for them & they were allowed to die unheeded & buried by their surviving fellow sufferers, tradition affirms that the small estate of Murlingden, which was feued off the common muir & situated about 2 Miles north of the town, received its name in consequence, and was known of old as Mourningden. A burn runs throughout that den towards Cruick Water and the sides of the den are here and there studded with artificial works about 6 feet square, surrounded by low walls of mud or turf, but whether they contain human remains I have not ascertained. |
| PLAGUE HUTS [Murlingden] | Mr. Black Town Clerk | 027 | "Tradition asserts that the more deeply afflicted with the pestilence in 1647 - 8 were sent to the common muir where huts were prepared for them & they were allowed to die unheeded & buried by their surviving fellow sufferers, tradition affirms that the small estate of Murlingden, which was feued off the common muir & situated about 2 Miles north of the town, received its name in consequence, and was known of old as Mourningden. A burn runs throughout that den towards Cruick Water and the sides of the den are here and there studded with artificial works about 6 feet square, surrounded by low walls of mud or turf, but whether they contain human remains I have not ascertained. | |
| TRINITY MUIR MARKET PLACE | Trinity Muir Market Place | Fullarton's Gazetteer Henderson's Map of Muirs of Brechin Mr. Black Town Clerk New Stat [Statistical] Account |
027 | A large piece of ground reserved for a Cattle fair. The property of the Borough of Brechin. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 29Plague huts [note]
Extract from Records of Presbytery of Brechin in 1648
during the plague - Given to William Ross lying in
sickness in ane hutt: 30. s. [shillings]
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Caspell
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