In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Rossie like this:
Inchbrayock, a triangular island (3¼ x 2¼ furl.) and an ancient parish of NE Forfarshire. The island, lying in the South Esk river, between Montrose Basin and the German Ocean, is separated from the mainland, on both sides, only by currents of the divided river. It has a low flat surface, nowhere exceeding 32 feet above sea-level, and was included by the Municipal Reform Bill in the parliamentary burgh of Montrose. ...
Communicating with that town by a suspension bridge (1829), and with the mainland on the other side by a stone bridge, it is traversed, in the line of these bridges nearly through the middle, by the great coast road from Dundee to Aberdeen. At its E end is a dry dock; and it contains a small suburb of Montrose; whilst, through connection with Rossie barony, it is often called Rossie Island. The ancient parish comprehended the island and some adjacent territory, and in 1618 was united with the ancient parish of St Skeoch or Dunninald to form the present parish of Craig. The church stood on the island, and the graveyard still is used for the united parish.—Ord. Sur., sh. 57, 1868.
Rossie through time
Rossie is now part of Angus district. Click here for graphs and data of how Angus has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rossie itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rossie in Angus | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21860
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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