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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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KINGOLDRUM | Kingoldrum Kingoldrum Kingoldrum Kingoldrum Kingoldrum Kingoldrum Kingoldrum Kincaldrum Kingoldrum Kingoldrum |
Old Stat [Statistical] Account New Stat [Statistical] Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Sherrifs Returns Valuation Roll County Map Memorials of Angus & Mearns Land of the Lindsays Estate Plans Duncan Wilkie Esqr. Factor |
024; 031 | "The origin of this name seems to be uncertain. It is said to have derived its name from three Gaelic words, signifying the head or junction of the burn of the Drums. It is bounded on the North and East by the parishes of Cortachy & Clova & Kirriemuir; by the parish of Airlie on the South; and by Lintrathen on the West. The surface of the ground everywhere presents an undulating appearance, considerable tracts of level land intervene between ridges of low hills, which are themselves frequently indented. The parish is situated in the braes of Angus and is everywhere abundantly supplied with Water. The principal streams are the Prosen, Melgam and the Carity" - "The New Stat [Statistical] Account." The parish contains several Antiquities several Tumuli, places where Stone Cists &c were discovered. the ruins of Balfour Castle &c [continued on page 2] |
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