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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Edzell like this:
Edzell (popularly Aigle), vil., Forfarshire, and par., partly also in Kincardineshire -- par., 20,068 ac., pop. 823; vil. (formerly called Slateford), on the North Esk, 5½ miles N. of Brechin, pop. 370; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; has several annual fairs; 1 mile W. is the ruin of Edzell Castle, an old seat of the Lindsays, now the property of the Earl of Dalhousie; it consists of two towers, connected by an extensive wall; the oldest is of unknown antiquity, the other dates from the 16th cent.
Edzell is now part of ANGUS Council. Click here for graphs and data of how ANGUS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Edzell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Edzell, in Angus and Kincardineshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16901
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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