Chalmers' Gazetteer of Scotland, 1803
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FORGAN, or St. Phillans, a parish in Fifeshire, situated on the S. bank of the Tay, which is about 2 miles broad, opposite to the town of Dundee. It is 4 miles in length, and about 2 in breadth: the surface is elevated in the middle, declining towards the river on the N. the rest having a S. exposure of nearly 3 miles: the soil is for the most part a light loam, highly susceptible of cultivation. There are two small harbours at Newport and Woodhaven, from which there are regular ferry-boats to Dundee. On the banks of the river there are several valuable salmon fishings, the property of Robert Stewart, Esq. of St. Fort: there are several small villages, the inhabitants of which are generally employed in the manufacture of coarse linens for the Dundee market. Population in 1793, 875.
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WOODHAVEN, a small village in Fifeshire, seated on the river Tay, opposite to Dundee, between which there is a regular ferry. Woodhaven is distant about 10 miles from Cupar, and the same distance from St. Andrews.
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Constable's Gazetteer of Scotland, 1806
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FORGAN, or St. Phillans, a parish in Fifeshire, situated on the S. bank of the Tay, which is about 2 miles broad, opposite to the town of Dundee. It is 4 miles in length, and about 2 in breadth. The surface is elevated in the middle, declining towards the river on the N. the rest having a S. exposure of nearly 3 miles. The soil is for the most part a light loam, highly susceptible of cultivation. There are two small harbours at Newport and Woodhaven, from which there are regular ferry-boats to Dundee. On the banks of the river there are several valuable salmon fishings. There are several small villages, the inhabitants of which are generally employed in the manufacture of coarse linens for the Dundee market. Population in 1801, 916.
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WOODHAVEN, a small village in Fifeshire, seated on the river Tay, opposite to Dundee, between which there is a regular ferry. Woodhaven is distant about 10 miles from Cupar, and the same distance from St. Andrews.
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Webster's Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, 1819
page 267
FORGAN, or St. Phillans, a parish in Fifeshire, situated on the S. bank of the Tay, which is about 2 miles broad, opposite to the town of Dundee; bounded on the N. by the Tay, on the E. by Ferry-Port-on-Craig, on the S. by Leuchars and Loggie, on the W. by Kilmeny and Balmerino. It is 4 miles in length, and about 2 in breadth. The surface is elevated in the middle, declining towards the river on the N. the rest having a S. exposure of nearly 3 miles. The soil is for the most part a light loam, highly susceptible of cultivation. There are two small harbours at Newport and Woodhaven, from which there are regular ferry-boats to Dundee. On the banks of the river there are several valuable salmon fishings. There are several small villages, the inhabitants of which are generally employed in the manufacture of coarse linens for the Dundee market. Population in 1801, 916.
page 674
WOODHAVEN, a small village in Fifeshire, in the parish of Forgan, 9 miles N of Cupar, and 10 NW of St. Andrews, seated on the river Tay, opposite to Dundee, between which there is a regular ferry.
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Turnbull's Gazetteer of Scotland, [1825?]
page 111
FORGAN, or St. Phillans, a parish in Fifeshire, situated on the S. bank of the Tay. It is 4 miles in longh, and about 2 broad. The surface is elevated in the middle, declining towards the river on the N. the rest having a S. exposure of nearly 3 miles. The soil is for the most part a light loam, highly susceptible of cultivation. There are two small harbours at Newport and Woodhaven, from which there are ferry-boats to Dundee. Population 916.
page 216
WOODHAVEN, a small village in Fifeshire, seated on the river Tay, opposite to Dundee, between which there is a regular ferry.
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Chambers' Gazetteer of Scotland, 1838
page 446
FORGAN, a parish in the county of Fife, lying near the mouth of the Tay, having Ferry-port-on-Craig on the east, Leuchars and Kilmeny on the south, and Balmerino on the west; it extends four miles in length by two in breadth. The land generally declines to the Tay from a hilly range, and is now well cultivated, enclosed and beautifully wooded. On the shore is Newport, the ferry station opposite Dundee, and there are other small havens to the west. Recently some handsome villas have been built on the slopes to the river, and a great improvement has been made by cutting a road to Ferry-port-on-Craig. A straight continuous road is still wanted from Newport to Newburgh in the west, the present one being, in some places, very tortuous. The kirk of Forgan is situated inland. Population in 1821, 937.
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WOODHAVEN, a small village in the parish of Forgan, Fifeshire, seated on the coast of the firth of Tay, opposite Dundee. Between the two places there is aregular ferry. See DUNDEE.
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