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Esk, South.-- river, Forfarshire; rises in NW. corner of co., and flows SE. and E. past Brechin to the sea at Montrose; gives the title of earl to a branch of the Carnegies; is 48½ miles long, and has good fishing.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
Administrative units: | Angus ScoCnty |
Place names: | ESK | ESK SOUTH | SOUTH ESK |
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