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Guynd, The, an elegant mansion in Carmyllie parish, SE Forfarshire, near the left bank of Elliot Water, 5 miles W by N of Arbroath. It is the seat of the widow of James Alexander Pierson, Esq. (1800-73), who held 1486 acres in the shire, valued at £2093 per annum. The Den of Guynd here contains a pretty strong chalybeate spring and vestiges of an ancient camp.Ord. Sur., sh. 49, 1865.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "an elegant mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Carmyllie ScoP Angus ScoCnty |
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