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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLAMIS [parish] | Glammis Glammiss Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis Glamis |
Gazeteer of Scotland Statistical Acct. [Account] Forfarshire The Right Hon. [Honourable] Earl of Strathmore (Glamis Castle) Andrew Jervise Esqr. Author of Glamis: its history & its antiquities Dr. [Doctor] Tannoch D.D. [Doctor of Divinity] Glamis Andrew Ralston Esqr. (Factor) Newhouse Glamis Castle Mr Ross, Teacher Glamis Register of births, deaths & marriages (By authority of the Regis. Gen. [Registrar General]) Parish Records Shakspeare (Trag. [Tragedy] of Macbeth) Scot. N.E. [Scottish North Eastern] Railway Company, Cornwall's Railway Guide (April 1861) |
037; 038; 043; 044 | [Situation] In the southern part of the Strathmore and Sidlaw districts of Forfarshire This Parish consists of a portion of the Southern side of Strathmore at the foot of the Grampians & stretches from the centre of that strath to the top of the Sidlaw Hills which bound its Southern side. It is bounded on the N. [North] by Kirriemuir; on the S.E. [South East] by Tealing; on the S.W. [South West] by Auchterhouse & Newtyle; on the W. [West] by Eassie & Nevay; on the N.W. [North West] by Airlie & on the E. [East] by Forfar, Kinnettles & Inverarity. From N. [North] to S. [South] it is about ten miles & from E. [East] to W. [West] about five miles. It is thickly planted & wooded along its centre & highly cultivated throughout except the highest portions of the Sidlaws. The meaning of the name "Glamis" is doubtful. The gaelic word "Glamkus" signifies "a great opening - a flat country". The following are the Spellings of this name at the dates affixed :- Glampnes (1178 - 1214); Glamnes (1249); Glammes, Glammis, Glames, Glamis (1264); Glaumes (1280); Glames (1304); [continued on page 2] |
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[Page] 1Parish of Glamis
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