Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supposed Site of the BATTLE OF THE CLANS (1396) | Supposed Site of the Battle of the Clans Battle of the Inch |
Mr. Marshall Peacock's Hist. [History] of Perth |
098 | [Situation] On the southern portion of the North Inch. The scene of this remarkable military transaction is generally believed to be the southern portion of the North Inch in front of the Athole Place and Athole Crescent. This is the opinion of Mr. Marshall, William Ross Esqr. and many others and that the "Gilton Arbour", which was the name of the Summer house or pavilion from which King Robert III and his courtiers are said to have viewed the conflict stood somewhere about Athole Crescent or Rose Terrace. The following account of this transaction is from the New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]. - In the beginning of the fourteenth century there existed a deadly feud between two powerful and fierce clans - the MacIntoshes and McKays. King Robert III sent the Earls of Dunbar and Crawford with a strong force to reduce them to order [continued on page 24] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 23
City of Perth -- Sheet 98 - 5 No. 4 Trace 4
[Note below Supposed Site of the Battle of the Clans:]
Between Clan Chattan
and Clan Kay - 1396
"This combat happened in the year 1396"
Buchanan's Hist [History] of Scotland
by Watkins page 228
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 64 - Parish of Perth, OS1/25/64
This volume contains information found in the parish of Perth.
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.