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Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 11 - Parish of Blairgowrie, OS1/25/11

Continued entries/extra info

[Page] 70

[Note below Knockmahar:]
From Knock, a hill & Machair (Gaelic) a field, a plain
Jameison

[Quotation below Newton Castle:]
"Newton House once the seat of the proprietors of
the barony of Blairgowrie, is an old building something
in the style of a Castle. It stands about the middle
of the south slope of the range of high ground which bounds Strathmore
on the north. This house was rebuilt on the foundation of the old house, said
to be burnt down by Oliver Cromwell. Many Gentlemen were miraculously
saved in a vault of the old house while it was burnt down"
Old Stat [Statistical] Account. 1863

Transcriber's notes

Clearly the date for the Old Statistical Account quotation is not 1863 but 1791-9 (page 206).

Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 11 - Parish of Blairgowrie, OS1/25/11

This volume contains information found in the parish of Blairgowrie.

Ordnance Survey - Perth county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Perth, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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