Volume contents
- 1 - Stirling town , page 1 (start)
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- 113 - Stirling town , title page
- 114 - Stirling town , index (A-Ir)
- 115 - Stirling town , index (J-St)
- 116 - Stirling town , index (St-Y)
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spittals Hospital | Spittal's Hospital (Disused) Spittal's Hospital (Disused) Spittal's Hospital (Disused) |
Mr William Galbraith Town Clerk Revd [Reverend] William Findlay Revd [Reverend] Mr McLachlan |
017.03 | "There are three hospitals in the Burgh, the most Ancient is that founded, it is believed, About 1530, by Robert Spittal. He had been tailor to James IV, or rather, as Appears by an inscription on the bridge over the Teith near Doune, erected by him that year, to James's Queen, the Princess Margaret, daughter of Henry VII of England. The Charter of Mortification is lost, and the Amount unknown. The funds were laid Out in lands in the neighbourhood of the town. The revenue Amounting to about £400 is Applied to the relief principally of decayed members of the Crafts of Stirling, whether resident or not. The house belonging to it, in which also, as Appears from some old records of the Kirk Session, the persons enjoying the benefit of the Charity at one period, is that known by the name of the Trades Hall, in Spittal Square or Cowan's Yard. The number of pensioners, who receive from 1/- [£0.1.0] to 2/6 [£0.2.6] weekly, is about 74". Stat. [Statistical] Account of Scotland. The Statistical Account is in error when in States that the "hospital was that known by the name of the Trades Hall". The hospital in question |
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Ordnance Survey - Stirling county, OS Name Books - Stirling county - Volume 24 - Town of Stirling, OS1/32/24
This volume contains information on place names found in the town of Stirling.
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.