The history and traditions of the Land of the Lindsays in Angus and Mearns; with notices of Alyth and Meigle; . idened, as it nowstands, by Lord Panmure and Lord Adam Gordon. The tradi-tional origin of this bridge, as preserved by Blacks relatives,is nearly as romantic as the site of the bridge itself. Thisworthy man, who had no family, was understood to be wealthy,and, as his neighbours had often experienced the incon-venience of round-about roads, and the dangerous fords of theNorth Esk, and were aware at the same time of his weakside and heavy purse, they adopted the following wilyscheme th
The history and traditions of the Land of the Lindsays in Angus and Mearns; with notices of Alyth and Meigle; . idened, as it nowstands, by Lord Panmure and Lord Adam Gordon. The tradi-tional origin of this bridge, as preserved by Blacks relatives,is nearly as romantic as the site of the bridge itself. Thisworthy man, who had no family, was understood to be wealthy,and, as his neighbours had often experienced the incon-venience of round-about roads, and the dangerous fords of theNorth Esk, and were aware at the same time of his weakside and heavy purse, they adopted the following wilyscheme that induced the farmer to confer this great and last-ing boon on the district. During the winter of 1731, whenseveral lives were lost in the river, the spirit of one of thoseunfortunate individuals is said to have called upon him onthree successive nights, and implored him to erect the bridge, andsave further loss of life. Unable to find peace of mind, or towithstand the injunction of his nocturnal visitor, Black yieldedto this request, and had the bridge erected at the very spotthat the spirit pointed out!. IRON GATE AT INVERMAKK CASTLE. CHAPTER anb %zthxtot SECTION I. Lone Navars church-deserted tombs. Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-trees shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. Grays Elegy. Navar and Lethnot—Lethnot a prebend of Brechin Cathedral—Ministers—St. MarysWell—Episcopacy in Navar—Rev. John Row, parish minister—Monumentalinscriptions—Dubrach—His great age— His Majestys oldest enemy— Lady Anne —Navar belfry and bell—Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay. As shown in the preceding Chapter, the districts of Lethnot andGlenesk were served of old by one clergyman, who preachedtwice at the former place for every once that he did so at thelatter; but in 1723, when Glenesk or Lochlee was erected intoa separate charge, the parish of Navar was jo
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