Volume contents
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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KING'S SEAT | King's Seat King's Seat King's Seat |
Mr. Thomas Russell Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Joseph Russell |
140.05 | A large boulder stone lying on the surface on the west slope and near the top of King's Seat Hill. It is about four feet long, two deep and three wide. Tradition says that King Robert Bruce sat on this stone on one occasion, from which circumstance the name is derived. |
KING'S SEAT HILL | King's Seat Hill King's Seat Hill King's Seat Hill |
Mr. Thomas Russell Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Joseph Russell |
140.05 | A small oval shaped hill on the top of which stands Clackmannan Tower. It has a pretty Steep declevity towards the south, west, and north, and falls off with a very gentle slope towards the east. Probable height, from its base 100 feet. |
CHAPELHILL | Chapelhill Chapelhill Chapelhill |
Mr. Thomas Russell Rev. [Reverend] Peter Balfour Mr. Joseph Russell |
140.05 | A dwellinghouse and out offices in one range of building, one Storey high, tiled, and in good repair. Property of James MacKie, Esqr., Alloa. The name is derived from the circumstance of a Chapel having stood near it at one time, but its site Cannot be pointed out by any person in the neighbourhood. |
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Parish of ClacKmannan
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.