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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURIAL GROUND [Inchbrayock] | Burying Ground Burying Ground Burying Ground Burying Ground |
New Statistical Acct. [Account] Memorials of Angus & Mearns Old Statl. [Statistical] Account Fullarton's Gazetteer |
035 | "Inchbrayock or Inchbroyock a word of Gaelic origin is supposed to signify "the island of trouts" & the greater part of the fishing ground on this island is still called the "trout shot" or according to another etymology "Inis Breic - the Church or Chapel Island", as the church formerly stood on this island & the spot is still occupied as the Parish burial-place" New Statl [Statistical] Account |
| Site of CHAPEL [Inchbrayock] | Site of Chapel of St. Braoch Site of Chapel of St. Braoch Site of Chapel of St. Braoch Site of Chapel of St. Braoch Inch Brioch |
Memorials of Angus & Mearns Revd [Reverend] Mr. Mitchell F.C. [Free Church] Revd [Reverend] Mr Mitchell Ph. Mr. [Parish Minister] Mr Macdonald Macdonald of Rossie Fullarton's Gazetteer |
035 | "Usan is situated in the Parish of Craig called of old Inchbrayock, from the Ch. [Church] of St. Braoch, which was situated upon an island in the middle of the South Esk" Memorials of Angus & Mearns The Parish Burying Ground of Craig is still on the Island there being no burial Ground at the Ph. [Parish] Church or other Public place of interment in the Parish. The site of the Chapel of St. Braoch is understood to be where the present vault now stands. Upon the [continued on page 24] |
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[Page] 23Co. [County] Forfar -- Craig Parish
[Note to Burial Ground]
One or other of these derivations
seem quite difficult to account
for the name, without coining
an imaginary Saint Braoch
not to be found among any [Lists]
[Signed] J Bayly
Major RE [Royal Engineers]
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