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Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 5 - Parish of Alyth, OS1/25/5

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to this description above, it is named
the "Black Water". A trace from
an Estate Map by the Perambulator
calls it River Shee where the Co. By. [County Boundary]
leaves the river. The Peramulator also
uses the name in the B.R. Book.
All the Accounts are conflicting
as to the proper name, the Gazetteer
calling it in describing Alyth the
"Ericht" and the "Shee" when describing
it by itself. Both the Old and
New Statl. [Statistical] Accounts allude to
the name "Blacklunans". So does
the Gazetteer. The New Statl. [Statistical Acct. [Account]
which you saw (shewn by your reply in
Corpl. [Corporal] Black R.E. [Royal Engineer]

Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 5 - Parish of Alyth, OS1/25/5

This volume contains information on the parish of Alyth.

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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