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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargunnock | Gargunnock | R. G. Moir Esqr. Leckie H. F. Campbell Esqr. Boquhan Revd. [Reverend] John Stark Gargunnock Mr. William Jamieson Schoolmaster Gargunnock Valuation Roll Fullartons Gazeteer Grassams Cy. [County] Map Johnston's County Map |
009.15 ; 009.16 ; 016.03 ; 016.04 | This village, the only one in the Parish is situated on the Eastern declivity of a small hill. The view from the top of the village near the Free Church Manse is most beautiful and extensive, embracing nearly the whole of the Strath of Monteith and a large portion of the Carse of Stirling. The village itself is poor the inhabitants being chiefly laborers, and no trade of any kind done in the village or neighbourhood. It consists of one and two storey houses partly thatched and partly slated, generally in bad repair and many of them in ruins. They belong to various proprietors. There is a curious custom here I have not seen before either in England or Scotland; a man is employed to beat the drum round the village every morning at over [continued on page 22] |
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Ordnance Survey - Stirling county, OS Name Books - Stirling county - Volume 14 - Parish of Gargunnock, OS1/32/14
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Gargunnock.
Ordnance Survey - Stirling 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 Stirling, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.