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"LONGFORGAN, village and parish on east border of Perthshire. The village stands on rising-ground with splendid view, 6 miles west of Dundee, and has a post office under Dundee, a railway station, Established and Free churches, and a public school with about 165 scholars. Pop. 366. The parish contains also Kingoodie and Balbunno villages, and part of Mylnefield-Feus. Its length is 7 miles; its greatest breadth 3 miles; its area 8528acres. Real property in 1880-81, £16,105. Pop. 1854. The surface includes part of Carse of Gowrie, rises thence in irregular slope and low ridge, and ascends to two summits of the Sidlaws. The seats are Mylnefield and Lochton; and the chief antiquities are Castle-Huntly and remains of an ancient chapel. There are 2 schools with capacity for 330 scholars, and 1 of them and an enlargement for 240 are new."
Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland by Rev. John Wilson, 1882
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Longforgan Churchyard
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The GRO(S) Ref. No. is 377. Please consult the county page for general information.
Main Street, DD2 5EU, Longforgan, Church of Scotland |
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Church of Scotland (OPR)
GRO(S) Ref. No. 377/1 B 1634-78 M 1633-75 D- 377/2 B 1678-1776 M 1616-51 D- 377/3 B 1776-1819 M 1776-1819 D- 377/4 B 1820-54 M 1820-54 D 1820-54
- The transcription of the section for Longforgan from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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