OS1/14/69/26
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SCOTCHMAN'S FORD | Scotchman's Ford Scotchman's Ford |
James Low Gallowhill Brechin Old Stat. [Statistical] Account |
026 | "A little rivulet hard by (the Cairns) has two passes called the Scotchman's [and] Englishman's Ford, which seems to confirm and fix their (the Cairns') date about the reign of Charles 1st and 2nd." Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account] This name is applied to a sort of pass at the north end of a Marshy place and between it and the Burn of Corbie. The person whose name is given (a very old man) is the only one who now knows the name |
ENGLISHMAN'S HILLOCK | Englishman's Hillock | James Low | 026 | A small, though prominent uncultivated knoll. This probably references to the Englishman's Ford mentioned above but of which no information could be got. |
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[Page] 26Co. [County] Forfar -- Parish of Menmuir
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Alison James- Moderator, Caspell
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