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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordoun | Fordoun Fordoun Fordoun Fordoun Fordoun Fordoun Fordoun Fordoun Fordoun Fordoun Fordoun Fordon Fordoun |
Sheriff's List of Meresmen John Garland Esqr (Prime. Meresman) Valuation Roll (1862-63) New Stat. [Statistical] Account Memoirs of Angus & Mearns (Jervise) Lands of the Lindsays (Jervise) Railway Time Tables S.N.E. Sir Thomas Gldstone Bart [Baronet] Sir John S. Forbes Bart. [Baronet] Revd [Reverend] James McGowan Laurencekirk William Matthewson Esqr (Agent on Kintore Estates) Laurencekirk Gardens Co. [County] Map Voter's List for Kincardine |
"Fordoun (or Fordun as it was anciently written) is said to be a Gaelic word Signifying the anterior or prominent Hill and is very descriptive of the Village and Church of Fordoun, which are placed on the brow or declivity of Finella Hill, the most prominent hill in that Quarter. This parish was known by the name of Fordoun as far back as it can be traced. Fordoun was a vicarage belonging to the Archbishop of St Andrews, and was called a Mensal Church, the teinds of the Parish being allotted for the support of the Archbishop's Table, Forbes or Tytler [Continued on page 2] |
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