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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHTERHOUSE [parish] | Auchterhouse Auchterhouse Auchterhouse Auchterhouse Auchterhouse Auchterhouse |
Sheriff's List of meresmen New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Johnston's Co. [County] Map Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Fullarton's Gazetteer Oliver and Boyd's Almanack |
043; 049 | [situation] Southern portion of the County A parish in the Southwest of Forfarshire bounded on the north & N.E. [North East] by Glenisla parish on the east by Tealing and Strathmartine, on the South by the parish of Liff and the Shire of Perth and on the west by Lundie parish. Its length is about 4 1/2 miles and breadth about 3 1/2 The range of the Sidlaw hills shelter it on the N.W. [North West] and in the NE. [North East] are the hills of Auchterhouse and Bockello. Two streams both rising in the parish of Lundie flow through the lower parts of this parish and uniting at the village of Dronlaw form the Dighty Water which flows into the Firth of Tay about 4 miles east of Dundee. This parish is in the Presbytery of Dundee and Synod of Angus and Mearns. the patron is the Earl of Airlie. There are no detached portions of this Ph [Parish] in any other nor are any detached portions of any other in this. |
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[page] 1Parish of Auchterhouse
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