FERRYDEN, a village, in the parish of Craig, county of Forfar; containing 921 inhabitants. This village is situated on the south bank of the South Esk river, immediately opposite the harbour of Montrose, and is a prosperous place, with a rapidly increasing population, chiefly fishermen and their families. Between twenty and thirty boats are engaged in the whitefishery alone, which here consists principally of cod, haddock, and skate, all of them taken in great quantity; and many salmon are also caught at the mouth of the Esk. The various kinds of fish from this quarter largely supply the Edinburgh and London markets. There is a good harbour, with a safe roadstead; and here, previously to the erection of bridges higher up the river, was a ferry to Montrose. In the village is a school, supported by an endowment bequeathed by a benevolent lady, lately deceased.