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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIGHTY WATER | Dighty Water Dighty Water Dighty Water Dighty Water |
Thomas Erskine Esqr Statistical Account Nautical Survey of Frith of Tay 1816 Ainslies Co. [County] map of Forfar |
054 | [Situation] Running easterly through the SW [South West] portion of the parish. The Dighty, the only stream of water in the parish rises from two lakes in the parish of Lundie, and running somewhat of a uniform declivity, falls into the sea, near the bar of the River Tay, in the parish of Monifieth about one eight of a mile west of Monifieth village: its whole course not exceeding fifteen miles |
| LINLATHEN | Linlathen Linlathen |
Thomas Erskine Esqr Statistical Account Val: [Valuation] Roll |
054 | [Situation] In the SW [South West] portion of the parish. A large mansion, three stories high, pleasantly situated upon the banks of the Dighty, having a large garden (containing about two acres) suitable offices and a farm of arable land attached. It is the property & residence of Thomas Erskine Esqr |
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[Page] 42Sheet 54 No 4 Trace 1 -- Parish of Monifieth -- Described by John Kiernan R Eng [Royal Engineers]
Linlathen [note]
Linlathen appears pretty plainly to be from the Gaelic
Linne leathann, The broad pool, perhaps from a pool in the Dighty Water near the farm
which in former times may have a much broader pool here than can now be traced.
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Alison James- Moderator, mike seton
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