Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Burn | Wood Burn | Mr. William Robertson Mr. John RiddocK Revd. [Reverend] Andrew Brown |
133.08 | A small stream which rises on the south face of the Ochil Hills and after a short course falls into the River Devon. it forms part of the boundary between the parishes of Tillicoultry and Alva |
| Ochil Hills | Ochil Hills | Mr. William Robertson Mr. John RiddocK Revd. [Reverend] Andrew Brown |
133.08 ; 133.03 | A high and extensive Range of hills, a considerable portion of which lies in the County of ClacKmannan. the south face of this Range is steep, RocKy and precipitous, and intersected or Rather indented with a number of Rugged glens and Ravines. Bencleuch, the highest point on this Range is said to be 2420 feet above the level of the River Devon. |
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Parish of Alva
[Note relating to Silver Glen: continued from page 12]
as having been cut to drain the water from the chief silver mine, and in which large quantities
of cobalt ore were found. Of the two mines on the east side of the burn, the westmost
one (about a chain above the footbridge before mentioned) can be easily entered for about 20 yards, where it
suddenly ceases, or that it must have been abandoned, or a shaft may have been sunk which may have
been filled up since artificially, which however is not likely to be the case. The one lower down the
hill on this side of the stream is believed to have been a mine from which silver was procured.
It can be easily entered, but is dangerous, is about 20 yards up there is a deep shaft, which owing
to deficient light cannot be seen but may be felt.
The general belief is that silver was only procured from two of the mines (one on each side
of the stream) and the fact of cobalt having been obtained seems to have been lost sight
of in the greater value of the silver.
Thomas Lynch C/a [Civilian/assistant.]
8th July 1863
Ordnance Survey - Stirling county, OS Name Books - Stirling county - Volume 2 - Parish of Alva, OS1/32/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Alva.
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.