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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinneff and Catterline | Kinneff and Catterline Kinneff and Catterline Kinneff and Catterline Kinneff and Catterline Kinneff and Catterline Kinneff and Caterline Kinneff and Katerline Kineff and Katerline Kinneff and Catterline |
Sheriff's list of Meresmen Revd. [Reverend] William Mearns (Ph. [Parish] Minister]) Mr John Little (Ph. [Parish] Schoolmaster) New Stat Act P. [New Statistical Account Pages] 309 & 318 Mr. John Morrison (Meresman) Memorials of Angus and Mearns. Land of the Lindsays Johnston's Co. [County] Map Slaters Directory |
"This parish seems to have derived its name from the Castle of Kinneff, the remains of which may still be seen in the neighbourhood of the Church. According to a local tradition Kenneth, one of the Kings of Scotland, was its founder and it was afterwards retained as a royal residence. The parish is nearly triangular in figure having for its boundaries, on the south Bervie, on the east the German Ocean, on the north Dunnottar, and on the west Arbuthnott. It extends 5 miles along the sea coast, its breadth at the northern extremity being about 4 and at the Southern less than half a mile. According to a Survey made by Mr. Garden in 1774, it contains 6408 English acres. The sea coast along its whole ex [Continued on page 2] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 1Kinneff and Katerline, Kineff and Katerline, Kinneff and Catterline [note] - This is the spelling
as given on those documents,
but the words
are not joined by the
word and. [Initialled] B.R.
Kinneff & Catterline [note] - At the Southern extremity of the Parish - here
the parliamentary Boundary of Inverbervie
comes within the parish boundary - the
Area = 1.177. [Initialled]
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