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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CROSS | Cross Cross Cross |
Mr. Thomas Russell Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Joseph Russell |
140.05 | In the centre of the town is an ancient stone cross, standing in the centre of a raised octagonal shaped bench of stone steps, each about eight inches apart. From the upper step, which is about five feet above the level of the street, rises the cross which is about nine inches square and twelve feet in height, each arm being only about six inches in length. It has no inscription on it and tradition is silent as to the date of its erection. |
STEEPLE (Remains of Tolbooth) | Steeple Steeple Steeple Tower |
Mr. Thomas Russell Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Joseph Russell New Statistical Account |
140.05 | A square tower or steeple and the west gable of the old County Hall, Prison, &c of ClacKmannan. The tower, which is about forty feet in height, is in tolerable preservation, has a modern roof and a Clock. The old gable is fast mouldering to decay. |
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Parish of Clackmannan
[Pencil Note] Steeple Remains of Tolbooth
Ordnance Survey - Clackmannan county, OS Name Books - Clackmannan county - Volume 3 - Parish of Clackmannan, OS1/8/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Clackmannan.
Ordnance Survey - Clackmannan 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 Clackmannan, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.