Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland

MONTKEGGIE
Robertson Glasgow, Esq. (b. 1842; sue. 1860). There
is a post office, with railway telegraph, under Irvine. —
Ord. Sur., sh. 22, 1865.
Montkeggie or Monkegy, the ancient name of the
parish of Keithhall, Aberdeenshire, which see.
Montlokowre, the name of a hill in Kirkmaiden
parish, Wigtownshire.
Mont-Quhanie. See Motjnt-Quhanie.
Montquhitter. See Monqtjhittek.
Montrave, a mansion of 1836 in Scoonie parish, Fife,
4 miles N of Leven. Its owner is John Gilmour, Esq.,
jun., of Lundin and Montrave. In 1877 a metal pot
was found on the estate, containing 9615 silver coins —
8675 of them English, of Edward I. and III. See Largo.
—Ord. Sur., sh. 40, 1867.
Montrose, a parish containing a royal burgh of the
same name, on the coast, at the NE corner of Forfar-
shire. It is bounded N by Logie-Pert parish and by
Kincardineshire, E by the North Sea, S by Craig parish,
and SW by Dun parish. The boundary with Kincar-
dineshire has evidently followed the course of the North
Esk river, but now, both above and below the bridge
by which the coast road from Dundee to Aberdeen
crosses the river, the line follows an old channel, in the
former case to the S, and in the latter to the N, of the
modern one. The boundary on the S is the river South
Esk, and on the SW the eastern foreshore of the Mon-
trose Basin, along the track of Tayock Burn, which
enters it W of Newrnanswalls House, and then it follows
the course of this stream for almost a mile to a point E
of Newbigging. Elsewhere it is artificial. In shape
the parish is, roughly speaking, a triangle with blunted
corners, the sides being on the N, E, and SW. The
greatest breadth across the N end, from the point on
the W where Dun, Logie-Pert, and Montrose parishes
meet to that on the E at the old mouth of the North
Esk river, is 3f miles; the breadth, from the North Esk
opposite Stone of Morphie (Kincardineshire) on the N
to the South Esk at Montrose harbour on the S, is 3g
miles; and the area is 4722'415 acres, of which 95"855
are water, 492 '172 foreshore, and the rest land. All
along the coast, between the rivers, a flat sandy beach
is bounded by a line of sandhills, from 20 to 30 feet high,
covered with bent. Immediately within these is a belt
of sandy undulating ground, with close short herbage,
known to the N as Charleton Muir, and to the S as
Montrose Links. From this the ground rises, at first
gradually, but afterwards more steeply, to the W, the
greatest height (317 feet) being reached near the W
corner, to the W of Hillhead of Hedderwick. From
this rising ground, sometimes known as Montrose Hill,
along the lower slopes of which are the numerous villas
and houses forming the village of Hillside, there is an
excellent view of the Forfarshire and Kincardineshire
Grampians; of the end of the vale of Strathmore, with
its mansions and woodland; of the Round Tower and
spires of Brechin, and the windings of the South Esk,
down past the Basin and on to the mouth below the
town of Montrose. In the N, along part of the course
of the North Esk, there are high wooded banks, while
thriving plantations extend along the W side of the
Muir of Charleton and Kinnaber. The soil all over the
links is sandy, and the shells show that the deposit is a
modern one, so that within the recent period Montrose
Basin must have been a bay. On the W side of the links
is a raised beach of shingle, and to the W of this the soil
is very fertile, being a strong clayey loam. A stiff
underlying clay of marine origin, and containing remains
of starfishes, is worked for the manufacture of bricks and
tiles at Dryleys and Puggieston. The former, how-
ever, has now been worked for some years. The under-
lying rocks belong to the Lower Old Red sandstone
formation. The drainage of the parish is carried off by
the North Esk and the South Esk. The north-western
part of the parish is traversed for over 2$ miles by the
Perth and Aberdeen section of the Caledonian railway
system, and from Dubton Junction station a branch
line, 3 miles in length, communicates with the town of
Montrose through the SW part of the parish. The
MONTROSE
Montrose and Arbroath section of the North British
system, crossing the South Esk by a viaduct over J mile
long, passes by the NW side of the town, and, after a
course of 2J miles, trnites with the Caledonian system
at Kinnaber Junction to the N. From this line the
Montrose and Bervie railway, also belonging to the
North British system, branches off at Montrose and
runs parallel to the coast along the W edge of Montrose
and Kinnaber Links, for a distance of 2 miles, till it
crosses the North Esk. The parish is also traversed by
the main road along the coast from Dundee to Aberdeen,
which, entering at the SW corner of Montrose, passes
through the town, and then along the W edge of Mon-
trose and Kinnaber Links, parallel to the Montrose and
Bervie railway, till it reaches Kincardineshire at the
North Esk, which it crosses by a good stone bridge
erected in 1775-80. There are also a number of good
district roads, of which the principal are those to Brechin
and to Fettercairn. Near the centre of the N border of
the parish, 2 miles NNW of the town of Montrose, is
Sunnyside Lunatic Asylum, erected at a cost of over
£20,000, and subsequently enlarged, and with accom-
modation for over 500 patients. This institution origi-
nated with a Mrs Carnegie of Charleton, and the original
building on the links, near the town, was erected in
1780-82. A royal charter of incorporation was obtained
in 1810, and the present building was erected in 1860.
It is supported by endowments and by fees received for
patients, of whom the average number is about 540,
about ^ being pauper lunatics. The asylum is con-
sidered one of the best establishments of the kind in
the country. In 1894 a further extension of the
buildings was undertaken, which it is estimated will cost
from £10,000 to £15,000. In connection with the
asylum an hospital for the treatment of sick and infirm
patients was opened in 1891, and cost £16,000. Kin-
naber, in the NE of the parish, is associated with the
story of George Beattie, author of John o' Arnha [see
St Cyrus]. The industries are mostly connected with
the town, but there are flax mills on the North Esk,
and brickworks at Dryleys and Puggieston. Besides
the town of Montrose the parish has also, close to Dub-
ton station, on the NW, the village of Hillside, which is
mainly composed of villas. The mansions are Charleton
House (burnt down in 1892, but since rebuilt), New-
manswalls House, and Rosemount House. The parish
is in the presbytery of Brechin and the synod of Angus
and Mearns. The charge is collegiate, with two minis-
ters; the stipend of the first charge is £434, and that of
the second £340, both with manses. The civil parish
includes also the quoad sacra parishes of Melville (in
the town of Montrose) and Hillside. Besides the church
at the latter place, and those mentioned in connection
with the burgh, the free church of Logie-Pert is also
just within the border of the parish, on the N. The
landward school-board has under its charge Loanhead
public school, which, with accommodation for 208 pupils,
has an average attendance of about 125, and a grant of
nearly £122. Landward valuation (1884) £9151, 13s.,
(1893) £8724, lis., plus £2726 for railways. Pop. of
parish (1755) 4150, (1S01) 7974, (1831) 12,055, (1861)
15,668, (1871) 15,783, (1881) 16,303, (1891) 14,428, of
whom 6270 were males and 8158 females. Of the total
population in the civil parish in the latter year 10,161
were in the ecclesiastical parish, while 2691 were in the
Melville quoad sacra parish and 1576 were in Hillside
quoad sacra parish. — Ord. Sur., sh. 57, 1S68.
Montrose (Gael. Alt-rrwine-ros, 'the burn of the mossy
point'), a seat of manufacture, a seaport, and a royal
burgh in the parish just described, at the mouth of the
South Esk. It is, by the Caledonian railway, 9 j miles
E of Brechin, 21 J NNE of Arbroath, 38 NE of Dundee,
42J SSW of Aberdeen, 53J ENE of Perth, 116f ENE
of Glasgow, and 123 NNE of Edinburgh vid Stirling.
By the North British railway it is 13| miles from
Arbroath, 30| from Dundee, and 90 from Edinburgh
vid Tay and Forth Bridges. It is the terminus of the
Caledonian branch line from Dubton, and of the Mon-
trose and Bervie line, as well as a main station on the
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