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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverbervie | Inverbervie Inverbervie Inverbervie Inverbervie Inverbervie Inverbervie Innerbervie |
Valuation Roll of Burgh Revd. [Reverend] John Glegg Mr. Alexander Carr (Baillie) Mr Robert Glegg (Baillie) A. W. Kinnear Esqr. Town Clerk Mr A Legg (Baillie) Royal Charter 1595 |
025.02 | A Royal and Parliamentary Burgh Situated near the confluence of the Bervie Water with the Sea, and pleasantly situated on a rising ground, The principal buildings in the Town are the Church of the Parish. Free Church Town Hall, Oddfellow's Hall, two good Hotels, and three ordinary Public Houses. The remaining houses are principally Cottages with good gardens attached. The Houses on the whole are a good state of repair. "King David Bruce by the violence of a storm was forced to land at the mouth of the Water of Brevie. He met with very kind treatment from the inhabitants, which so gratified and pleased him that he granted a Charter to Bervie conferring many privileges on its inhabitants. This Charter was renewed by James VI in 1595. There is no other town in the parish but the Burgh of which the principal trade is the manufacture of linen commonly called Duck or Dowlas. The retail trade carried on by merchants for the supply of the inhabitants consists of grocery goods, clothing, hardware, earthenware &c. A grain market was established here a few years ago and it has been ever since carried on with the greatest success. It commences about the close of harvest and holds every Wednesday thereafter for six months. This place has hitherto been [Continued on Page 4] |
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[Page] 3Parish of Bervie
Inverbervie [Note] "Inbhir - A confluence of waters the mouth of a river" (Gaelic)
"Berv, Berw, Bervy, a boiling or ebullition" (British)
"In this neighbourhood King David II landed from France with his consort Johan in May 1341 when it is believed he conferred the honours of a Royal Burgh upon the neighbouring town of Inverbervie, But long before that date, even in the time of William the Lion, Inverbervie gave surname to a family, one of whom Symon of Inverbervyn, is a witness to Humphery of Berkeley's Charter of the Lands of Balfeith to the Abbey of Arbroath."
(Memorials of Angus and Mearns. 442)
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