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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Mains like this:
Mains and Strathmartine, par., Forfarshire, 6301 ac., pop. 3490; contains Downfield, 2 miles NW. of Dundee.
Mains is now part of DUNDEE CITY City. Click here for graphs and data of how DUNDEE CITY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mains itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mains, in Dundee City and Angus | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16638
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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