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Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 62 - Parishes of Muthill and Monzievaird and Strowan, OS1/25/62

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Parish of Muthill

"Passing along the military road to Ardoch, and near Mill of Steps, there are still to be seen the foundations of a blacksmith's house, who lived seventy years ago, and who had a beautiful daughter. This young woman could not endure the frowns of her stepmother, and with others embarked for America. On her way thither the ship was captured and carried into Morocco. And the tradition bears that the blacksmith's daughter became the Empress of Morocco! An old farmer, who died about eighteen months ago told this tale to the writer, and said that he remembered her well, and that she often wrote to her friends at Mill of Steps. It is farther related that she left two sons, who, about forty years ago, are said to have applied to the government of this country for aid to place them upon the throne of their deceased father, against an usurping kinsman, on the plea that they were of British descent. But the two young men are said to have been entrapped and cut off by some ambitious relative." New Statistical Account
The blacksmith's house has entirely dis[appeared]

Transcriber's notes

Part of the page is missing so some text is taken directly from the New Statistical Account of Muthill parish.

Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 62 - Parishes of Muthill and Monzievaird and Strowan, OS1/25/62

This volume contains information found in the parishes of Muthill, and Monzievaird and Strowan.

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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