Monikie, Angus : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

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

Place Type of entry Source
Monikie parish and railway station Bartholomew
Monikie a hamlet and a parish Groome

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

Place Type of entry Source
Affleck ancient castle Bartholomew
Affleck an ancient castle Groome
Bankhead hamlet Bartholomew
Cambustane or Camustane a hill Groome
Cambustane, or Camustane hill with old stone cross Bartholomew
Craigton village Bartholomew
Craigton a village Groome
Denes, North and South suburbs Bartholomew
Downie Hills hill-ridge Bartholomew
Greenford a village Groome
Greenford village Bartholomew
Guildy village Bartholomew
Guildy a village Groome
Husbandtown village Bartholomew
Hynd Castle ruin Bartholomew
Loanhead village Bartholomew
Loanhead a village Groome
Newbigging a village Groome
Newbigging village 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
Murroes 0 2
Barry 0 2
Carmyllie 0 2
Monifieth 0 2
Inverarity 0 2
Panbride 0 2
Carnoustie 0 2
Broughty Ferry 2 2
East Haven 0 2
Tealing 0 2
Dunnichen 0 2
Kinettles 0 2
Arbirlot 0 2
Claverhouse 0 2
Letham 0 2
Ferry Port on Craig 0 3
Mains 0 2
Kirkden 0 2
Baldovan 0 2
Douglastown 0 2

Names from historical writing

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

Name Author Source
MONIKIE 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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  • Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as William Camden and Thomas Pennant into the Roman, Saxon and medieval names of places. Their claims are not always supported by modern place-name researchers.
  • References by travel writers to the place using its "normal" name are not included. Descriptive gazetteer entries are included only if the name does not appear anywhere else.