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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER DEVON | River Devon River Devon River Devon River Devon River Devon River Devon |
James McGregor, Backhill Andrew Sinclair, Tillicoultry Fullarton's Gazetter of Scotland New Statistical Account Stobie's County Map Ainslie's Map of Scotland |
134 | This river takes it rise among the hills in the parish of Blackford. It flows almost due east from its source, till it reaches the parish of Glendevon. After this it's course is more to the south, and at the village which has the appropriate name of Crook of Devon, it takes a sudden turn to the West, flows between the parishes of Fossaway and Muckart, and then enters Dollar which it crosses having here a very agreeable appearance, and is well entitled to the epithets of "Silver Devon", "Winding Devon which Burns bestowed upon it. It then passes through the parishes of Tillicoultry and Alva and at last reaches the Cambus in the parish of Alloa where it joins the Forth |
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Parish of Dollar
[Signed]
F.E. Pratt
Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Clackmannan county, OS Name Books - Clackmannan county - Volume 5 - Parish of Dollar, OS1/8/5
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dollar.
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.