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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRIEFF [town] | Crieff Crieff Crieff Crieff Crieff Crieff |
Old Statistical Account New Statistical Account Johnston's Co. [County] Map Valuation Roll 1857-8 Alexander Monteath, Esqr. Mr. Thomas Soutar |
095 | "The town of Crieff is situate near the foot of the Grampians, about 17 miles west from Perth, and 22 miles north from Stirling. It is the second in importance in Perthshire. It takes the rank of capital of upper Strathearn; and it stands on the slope of a hill, enjoying a fine southern exposure and commanding a prospect at once sublime and beautiful, Many ancient seats of distinguished families are in the immediate neighbourhood, of which not a few are spacious and elegant; and these circumstances, together with the remarkable salubrity of the atmosphere, have long provenance for Crieff the distinction of being accounted the Montpelier of Scotland. * * * "This town" , says one who is every way qualified to give an opinion, "is a plan of respectable antiquity", - various notices of it occur in the annals of Scottish history. Justice Courts in Air sat a Crieff at a period of a very distant date. It formed the head-quarters of the army of Montrose more than once during the civil wars of the seventeenth century, and in the two last was of intestine commotion, it was traversed and occupied by the insurgent and loyalist forces. In the year 1715 it was burnt down by the Highlanders, and in all probability it would have undergone the same fate in 1745, if the Duke of Perth had not interposed to preserve it from destruction" New Statistical Account The old part of the town, around the parish Church, is very irregularly built, and the houses, in general, are in bad repair; but the rest of the town which has been more recently built, the streets etc. are better laid out. James Square and Burrell Square are tqo large and spacious places. Crieff has some good streets, namely, Burrell Street, King Street, Commissioners' Street, Galvelmore Street, Comrie Street, and High Street. This last is the principal street in the town; all the chief shops, some very good ones, being in it. There are eight places of worship in the town, viz., the Parish and West Churches, Free Church, North and South U.P. [United Presbyterian] Churches, Episcopal Church, Roman Catholic and Baptist Chapels. There are five schools besides Morrisons Academy and Taylor's Institution. There are several neat villas in the suburbs, built within the last few years. The following fairs are now held in Crieff:- St. Thomas' Market, 1st Thursday of January, Strowan Market, 3rd Thursday of February, Meikle Thursday, 2nd Thursday of March, Lady Market, 1st Thursday of April, Turret Market, 1st Thursday of June, Duchlage Market, last Thursday of June, Monzievaird Market, 2nd Thursday of July, Monzie Market, 3rd Thursday of August, Michaelmas Market, the Thursday immediately preceding the October Falkirk Tryst. Crieff has a weekly market, on Thursday, held in James Square, in the open air. [Continued on next page] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Crieff
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 19 - Parish of Crieff, OS1/25/19
This volume contains information found in the parish of Crieff.
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.