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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firth of Forth | Firth of Forth Firth of Forth Firth of Forth |
Revd. [Reverend] John Ker Mr. David Leighton Mr. R.W. Dorward |
025.09 | "The Firth of Forth is of most importance to navigation and Commerce. Above Queensferry it is, in every part one of the safest roadsteads in Britain. Inverkeithing bay, Burntislands roads, Leith roads, Elie roads, and various other localities, are places of Safe anchorage.- On the South Side the harbours are Grangemouth, Granton, Leith, Fisherrow and Dunbar. - Granton being the best on the firth, and Leith the most frequented,and the only one of much Commercial importance. - On the north side at most of the multitudinous towns and villages which sit upon the coast, are harbours Superior, in general, to those on the South Side, but less frequented, the one at Burntisland being the best on the firth except that of Granton. -In early times the firth was regarded as of dangerous navigation, but though Shoally in various localities, and heaved up by Sand banks, it is now - with the appliances of light-houses on Inch Keith and May Island, and of accurately drawn, and minute charts - So Signally Safe as to be hardly ever the Scene of a Shipwreck. - The amount of trade on its waters was materially increased by the opening . Continued |
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Parish of Polmont -- [Page] 75
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.