Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLICE STATION [Methven] | Constabulary Station Police Station Police Station |
Sign board on Ho. [House] Mr. Smythe Mr. Clark Act of Parliament Captain Gordon, Chief of the County Police |
097 | A two storey dwelling house slated and in excellent repair. There is a room in it for the accommodation of prisoners |
| THE BELL TREE | The Bell Tree | Mr. Smythe Mr. Clark Mr. Wright Revd [Reverend] Mr. Wilson Methven |
097 | The following description of this tree is taken from "The Topographical Statistical and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland," Vol. [Volume] 2 page 354: - "The Bell-Tree, an ash in the Churchyard, supposed to be co-eval with the earliest religious establishment in the parish, and measuring 20 feet in girth 3½ feet from the ground." At one time the church bell was hung on this tree - from which circumstance it derives its name. |
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Perthshire -- Ph. [Parish] of Methven.
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 56 - Parish of Methven, OS1/25/56
This volume contains information found in the parish of Methven.
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.