Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANSE [nr Blair Drummond] | Manse (Ph.) [Parish] Manse (Ph.) [Parish] |
Mr. Ballingall Mr. John Nicholson (Schoolmaster) |
132 | A handsome two-story dwelling-house, slated, and in good repair, Situated a short distance west from the Ph. [Parish] Church, |
| SKELETON OF A WHALE FOUND [nr. Blair Drummond] | (Skeleton of a Whale) (Skeleton of a Whale) |
Mr. John Nicholson (Schoolmaster) Mr. Ballingall |
132 | (Extract from the Statl. Acct. [Statistical Account]) A portion of a skeleton whale was found some years ago about a quarter of a mile from the manse, imbedded in the clay, which had formerly been covered with moss and lying on another stratum of moss below the clay, It is very remarkable that a small peice of a deer's horn with a hole bored in it was found along with the skeleton, of exactly the same description as a peice of a horn which Mr. Bald mentions as found with skeleton of the Airthrey Whale, now in the Edinburgh College Museum, |
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County of Perth -- Parish of Kincardine
[Note under Skeleton of a Whale:]
See note on trace that is to be written on the Plan.
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 39 - Parish of Kincardine, OS1/25/39
This volume contains information found in the parish of Kincardine.
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.