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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forth and Clyde Canal | 25.9 | * But in 1784 Government, out of the rents of the forfeited estates in Scotland, granted £50,000 toward the Completion of the work, reserving a power of drawing proportional dividends with the proprietors, And allowing them,on the other hand, to add their arrears of interest to their principal Sums. - In July 1786, the Cutting of the Canal was resumed, And in July 1790 it was Completed from Sea to Sea. - Though the Canal was planned to be no more than Seven feet deep, yet, by Subsequent additions to the height of its banks, it became in effect eight feet. -The length of the work, in all its parts is 38¾ miles; of the navigation direct from the Forth to the Clyde, 35 miles; of the side-branch to Port Dundas, 2¾ miles, And of the continuation of the Monkland Canal, 1 mile.- The number of locks in the eastern Side of the island is 20 & on the western 19, the difference being occasioned by the higher level of water in the Clyde at Bowling-Bay than in Grange-burn or the Carron at Grangemouth. - Continued ** |
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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.