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Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 9 - Parish of Bendochy, OS1/25/9

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53-13 -- Parish of Bendochy Perthshire

[Note below Blacklaw:]
[Name initialled] JB
Lt.Col. [Lieutenant Colonel]
"There are two of these Eminences
partly artificial which are generally
denominated Laws, one at Blacklaw.
Some suppose that in the olden time, these were the Seats of justice, whence law, rude
and simple as themselves was dispensed to the lieges. Others incline to the opinion that they
were used as telegraphs & derive the name not from the Anglo Saxon hlawe (agger) but from the Swedish
loa or lue (hence our low) a flame". NSA. [New Statistical Account]

[Note below Site of several Cairns:]
(I think
JB
LtCol [Lieutenant Colonel]
"On the neighbouring property of Blacklaw, at Pictfield,
there were also Cairns; and not far off, a bronzed
battle-axe and spearhead were found" New Stat [Statistical] Account

Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 9 - Parish of Bendochy, OS1/25/9

This volume contains information found in the parish of Bendochy.

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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