Ferryden
| Ferryden | |
|---|---|
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value. | |
| Area | 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Population | Expression error: "Lua error in Module:Tabular_data at line 91: attempt to index field 'data' (a nil value)." must be numeric(2020)[1] |
| Demonym | Ferrydenner |
| OS grid reference | NO7156 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Montrose |
| Postcode district | DD10 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Ferryden is a village in Angus, Scotland in the community council area of Ferryden & Craig. It lies southerly adjacent to the town of Montrose on the south bank of the South Esk and is considered a fringe locality of Montrose, being connected to the latter by the former Rossie Island, now home to shipping facilities and Montrose Port Authority.
History
[edit | edit source]Ferryden owes its name to the ferry crossing that crossed the South Esk river to and from Montrose, with the earliest record of a ferry crossing being recorded in 1178 when King William the Lion granted the ferryboat of Montrose and its lands to Arbroath Abbey. The village itself began to grow in the 1700s when fishermen from the North East were encouraged to settle by Patrick Scott of Rossie.[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Ferryden was joined to Rossie Island, a former island at the mouth of the South Esk in the late 20th century by infilling.[3] The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica lists the population of the island (160) as separate from the village of Ferryden (1330):[4]
In the mouth of the channel of the South Esk lies the island of Rossie, or Inchbrayock (pop. 160), which in 1829 was connected with the burgh by means of a suspension bridge 432 ft. long and by a drawbridge with the south bank near the fishing village of Ferryden (pop. 1330). The harbour lies between the suspension bridge and the sea, and is provided with a wet dock.[4]
Facilities
[edit | edit source]There is one school in the village, namely Ferryden Primary School on Craig Crescent.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- 1930 image showing Rossie Island separate from Ferryden: Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- 1974 image showing the tollhouse for Rossie Island bridge Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
