Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot's Grange | Abbots Grange Abbot's Grange Grange of Bereford |
Rev. [Reverend] John Kerr Mr. David Leighton John Kincaid Smith Esq., Nimmo's History of Stirling |
025.13 | This was the country seat of an Abbot around which there was a rampart and a ditch, and at the South east corner there was a draw-bridge, but all that now remains is the site of the foregoing surrounded with forest trees. There is nothing left of the building. Mr. Nimmo in his history of Stirlingshire volume 1, page 157 says "The Abbey of Newbattle had considerable possessions in Stirlingshire. David I made a donation to that monastery of a Salt-pan upon the lands of Callanter, with the privilege of fuel and common pasture in the wood of that name. The palace where the Salt-pan was situated still goes by the name of Salt-Pow[drake]. Adam de Morcham, who appears to have had a large estate in these parts, granted the same |
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Ordnance Survey - Stirling county, OS Name Books - Stirling county - Volume 22 - Parish of Polmont, OS1/32/22
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Polmont.
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.