Kirriemuir, Angus : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Kirriemuir. You may be able to find further references to Kirriemuir in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Kirriemuir market town and parish with railway station Bartholomew
Kirriemuir a town and a parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Kirriemuir.

Place Type of entry Source
Achlishie an estate Groome
Balloch tract of land Bartholomew
Balloch a tract of land Groome
Balnaboth an estate, with a mansion Groome
Balnaboth seat Bartholomew
Ellinorton village Bartholomew
Glenlogie a lateral glen Groome
Glen Logie glen Bartholomew
Inverquharity a barony, with an old castle Groome
Inverquharity Castle old baronial fortalice Bartholomew
Kinnordy an old-fashioned mansion Groome
Kinnordy seat Bartholomew
Logie seat Bartholomew
Northmuir a village Groome
Northmuir village Bartholomew
Padanaram a village, with a public school Groome
Padanarum village Bartholomew
Prosen Water a troutful stream Groome
Roundyhill hamlet with school Bartholomew
Shielhill a seat Groome
Southmuir part of town Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Kingoldrum 0 2
Cortachy 0 2
Glamis 3 2
Douglastown 0 2
Airlie 0 2
Forfar 1 2
Kinettles 0 2
Oathlaw 0 2
Restennet 0 2
Tannadice 0 2
Lintrathen 0 2
Eassie and Nevay 0 3
Ruthven 0 2
Glenprosen 0 2
Inverarity 0 2
Rescobie 0 2
Fern 0 2
Dunnichen 0 2
Meigle 0 1
Aberlemno 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Kirriemuir. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
KIRRIEMUIR John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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