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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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MAINS AND STRATHMARTINE | Mains Mains and Strathmartine Mains Ph. [Parish] Strathmartine Ph. [Parish] Mains of Fintry Mains & Strathmartine Mains and Strathmartin Mains and Strathmartin Mains and Strathmartin Mains and Strathmartine Mains and Strathmartine Mains & Strathmartin Mains & Strathmartine Mains & Strathmartine Mains & Strathmartine |
Sheriff's List of meresmen New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Johnston's Co. [County] map Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Fullarton's Gazetteer Oliver & Boyd's Almanack Revd. [Reverend] Mr. McGillvray Free Church Mr Longlands - Schoolmaster Free Church Revd. [Reverend] Mr. McMatrice Ph. [Parish] Minister Mr Morris - Ph. [Parish] Schoolmaster Valn [Valuation] Roll 1856-7 Valn [Valuation] Roll 1856-7 Sir John Ogilvie. Bart. [Baronet] Mr. Simpson Ph. [Parish] Schoolr. [Schoolmaster] Strathmartine |
049; 050; 053; 054 | [Situation] In the South end of Forfarshire. Two parishes lying near the southern extremity of Forfarshire and united in 1799. The united parish is bounded on the north by Tealing, on the east by Murroes and Dundee, on the south by Dundee and Liff and on the west by Liff and Auchterhouse. Its extreme length from the points on the west and the east where it is first and last touched by Dighty Water is 5¾ miles its extreme breadth in a line due north & south falling upon Hilton is about 3¼ miles The whole surface of the united parish is a beautiful strath rising gently on both sides from a line along the centre to waving heights of less than 400 feet above sea level. The soil has some alluvial or haugh ground and elsewhere is in general a deep fertile black loam superincumbent on gravel clay or rock. The Strath is traversed from end to end right along the middle by Dighty Water and long took from it the name of Strathdighty. The united parish is in the presbytery of Dundee and synod of Angus and Mearns. Patrons The Crown and Mr. Laird of Strathmartine |
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