Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Brothock

Brothock (Gael. brothach, 'filthy'), a rivulet of the E of Forfarshire. It rises on the eastern border of Kirkden parish, and runs 6 miles south-eastward through Inverkeilor, St Vigeans, and Arbroath parishes to the sea at Arbroath Harbour.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a rivulet"   (ADL Feature Type: "streams")
Administrative units: Angus ScoCnty
Place names: BROTHACH     |     BROTHOCK

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