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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANLEY HILL | Stanley Hill Stanley Hill Stanley Hill Stanley Hill Stanley Hill |
Dunkeld its Straths & Glens New Statistical Account R.C. Carrington Esqr. Revd [Reverend] John Wilson Revd. [Reverend] D. McBride |
062 | A small knoll within the pleasure grounds of the Duke of Athole, it is a natural feature but its appearance has been much improved by art. "Stanley Hill, to the south of the Stable Court, is the next object that will be noticed. It is a beautiful wooded Knoll, mounded and terraced in the formal style; and as a specimen of the taste of a former age, it is a curiosity, and has been an expensive one, There is a Battery of small cannon on it, for giving salutes." Dunkeld, its Straths & Glens The New Statistical Account in speaking of the derivation of Dunkeld, says, "A number of sensible people still assert, that the hazel hill, meant by Dr. [Doctor] Buchannan, is Stanley hill, within the Atholl pleasure grounds; and that from that hill the word Dunkeld is positively derived. Anciently, that hill was a small insignificant knoll, where the town's children amused themselves wrestling. It was a bare sandy knoll, and it was graphically called by them " Shawkee Hill." In 1730, James, Duke of Athole, heightened the knoll at very great expense, and formed it with military slopes, like a German fortification. As a specimen of the taste of a former age, it is a curiosity. This artifical mound, the Duke called Stanley Hill, after his mother, Lady Emily Stanley. The village of Stanley, in Redgorton, derives its name from the same source." |
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County of Perth -- Parish of Caputh
[Note to description:]
a few small cannon
on the surface of the hill
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 13 - Parishes of Caputh and Dunkeld and Dowally, OS1/25/13
This volume contains information found in the parishes of Caputh, and Dunkeld and Dowally.
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.