The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Forfar, KincardineW. Blackwood and Sons, 1845 - Scotland |
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Aberlemno agriculture Airlie amount ANGUS AND MEARNS annual appears arable Arbroath attended average number barley belonging bolls Bolshan Brechin built burgh Careston castle chalders chapel chiefly Clova considerable consists crop cultivated distance district drained Dundee Dunnichen Earl east employed erected Established church extent farm feet females Finhaven Forfar former glebe grass ground heritors hill imperial acres improvement inhabitants Inverkeilor Kinnettles kirk-session Kirriemuir labour land late loch Lord Panmure Lunan manse manufactures miles minister Montrose nearly neighbourhood number of families number of persons Oathlaw oats Ogilvy parish parish church parochial pasture planted poor population potatoes PRESBYTERY present proprietor quarries rent residence rish river rocks sandstone Scotch Scotland Sir James Carnegie situated soil St Vigeans stipend stone strata Strathmore SYNOD OF ANGUS Tannadice teinds tion town turnips upwards Usan V.-PAROCHIAL ECONOMY village wheat whole wood
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