Volume contents
- 1 - Port of Menteith , page 1(start)
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- 91 - Port of Menteith , title page
- 92 - Port of Menteith , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT | Port Port Port Port Port Port |
The Rev. Dr [Reverend Doctor] Turner Hugh Graham Gilbert Rennie Priory of Inchmahome New Stat [Statistical] Account Sketches of Perthshire |
130 | This name applies to that portion of the shore of the Lake immediately at the Inn and Ph. [Parish] Church. It was here where the monks had their landing place from the Priory, so says Dr. [Doctor] Turner "The principal of the landing places of the Priory of Inchmahome and of Talla, a seat of the Earls of Menteith, was naturally called, by eminence, "Port," a word of the same meaning in Gaelic as in English, and, when a church was built here, it gave its name to the parish." New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] |
| STABLE POINT | Stable Point | Hugh Graham Walter McFarlane Map attached to McGregor Stirling's Work on the Lake Dr. [Doctor] Turner |
130 | The point jutting into the Lake here is known by the name of Stable Point. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Transcriber's notes
The entry for 'Earl's Stable' is scored out with a note stating "Unimportant By order [Initialled] A.G.
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 69 - Parish of Port of Menteith, OS1/25/69
This volume contains information found in the parish of Port of Menteith.
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.