Volume contents
- 1 - Culross , index
- 5 - Culross , page 5 (start)
- 10 - Culross , page 10
- 20 - Culross , page 20
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- 40 - Culross , page 40
- 50 - Culross , page 50
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- 119 - Culross , page 119 (end)
- 120 - Culross , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of HOSPITAL (1639) [Balgownie House] | Site of Hospital 1639 Site of Hospital 1639 Site of Hospital 1639 |
William Stephen Esqr. Culross Mr. Denny Ph. [Parish] Schoolmaster William Ingles Gardener Balgownie House |
142 | [Situation] Near the S.W. [South West] End of Balgownie House This hospital was founded in the year 1639, "by George Bruce of Carnock for the maintainance of 6 decayed poor and aged women widows of Cotters or Salters of that kind Sometime workers in Culross or Kincardine and if there be deficient to other decayed poor and aged widow women in the parish of Culross. They had a house and garden for their accommodation and 24 bolls of meal for their support." See Old Sat Acct [Statistical Account] vol. [volume] 10 page 141. The site of this hospital was pointed by William Ingles, gardener at Balgownie House. It was removed about 30 years ago and the site and garden of it was made part of the ornamentaL ground of Balgownie House, but there are four boundary Stones erected to mark the extent of the garden and premises the property of the endowment for which Mr. Cunningham the proprietor of the adjoining ground pays £1.0.0 per annum This together with the original endowmnet is appropriated to maintainance of those who are at present recipients of the charity, according to the original endowment, but of course there is now no hospital for their reception |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 103
Parish of Culross -- Sheet 142 No. 8 Trace 2
Site of Hospital (1639)
See extract from New Stat. Acct. [New Statistical] page 95 of this book
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 20 - Parish of Culross, OS1/25/20
This volume contains information found in the parish of Culross.
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.