In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Clova like this:
Clova, a hamlet and a quoad sacra parish of N Forfarshire, in Cortachy and Clova parish. The hamlet, Millton of Clova, stands, at 800 feet above sea-level, on the left bank of the South Esk, 1½ mile SSW of Loch Brandy, 15 miles N by W of Kirriemuir, and 19 S by W of Ballater; at it are a good inn, a public school, and the church, which, almost rebuilt in 1730, contains 250 sittings. ...
Its padlocked jougs were presented in 1870 to the Edinburgh Antiquarian Museum. On a neighbouring knoll are the ruins of a castle, the seat once of a branch of the Ogilvies. The parish is in the presbytery of Forfar and synod of Angus and Mearns; its minister's stipend is £120. Pop. (1871) 151, (1881) 105.—Ord. Sur., sh. 65,1870.
Clova through time
Clova is now part of Angus district. Click here for graphs and data of how Angus has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Clova itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clova in Angus | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22044
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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