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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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THE HOUFF, or OLD BURIAL GROUND | The Houff or Old Burying ground | Thompson's Histy. [History] of Dundee Mr. J. B. Baxter - Town Chamberlain Mr. J. Fulton Surveyor |
054 | [Situation] On the south side of Meadowside Road, & west side of Reform Street. Consists of a large inclosure belonging to the Town used as a place of interment by the inhabitants. It is situated on the South side of Meadowside Road & is partly surrounded by high walls & Railings. This plot of ground is reputed to have anciently formed part of the lands attached to a Monastery of Grey Friars which stood at or near the spot and was granted by Royal Charter in 1567 to the community for the purposes to which it is now devoted. There are several quaint inscriptions & tombs in the place with dates indicating its antiquity. |
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[Page] 69Town of Dundee -- Sheet 54. 5 No. 24 Trace 6
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