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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TANNADICE [parish] | Tannadice Tannadice Tannadice Tannadice Tannadice Tannadice Tannadice Tannadice Tannadice Tannadice Tannadice Tannadice |
New Stat [Statistical] Account Old Stat [Statistical] Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Sherriff's Returns Valuation Roll County Map Memorials of Angus & Mearns Land of the Lindsays Estate Plans Mr. Herald Schoolmaster &c Mr. Kerr Factor Mr. Black Factor |
018; 025; 026; 032; 033 | "The name of this parish now formerly spelt Tannadyse but in more modern times it is spelt Tannadice. Both are obviously resolvable into Taynatus, a Gaelic word which signifies "a low warm green plat upon the water." A better description could not be given in any number of words, of the low sheltered bottom, situated on the South Esk, on which the Church, Manse & Kirktown stand. The surface of the parish gradually rises in undulating ridges to the foot of the Grampians - And is bounded by the parish of Lethnot & Navar on the North; Cortachy & Clova parish on the West; Kirriemuir And Oathlaw parishes on the South; and on the East & South East by the parishes of Fearn & Careston." New Stat [Statistical] Account The parish is well supplied with water, the River South Esk and Noran Water - and the only Antiquities in the parish are a Circle of Stones of the prehistoric [continued on page 2] |
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