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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKINTILLOCH | Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Kirkintulloch |
Old Stat Act [Statistical Accoount] New Stat Act [Statistical Account] Fullarton's Gazetteer Origines Parochiales County Map Sheriff's Return Chalmer's Caledonia |
024 | "The town of Kirkintilloch is a very ancient burgh of barony. It was erected about 1170, by William, King of Scots, in favour of William Crimin, Baron of Lenzie, and Lord of Cumbernauld, and still holds of the barony of Cumbernauld, for the payment of 12 merks Scots, of yearly feu duty. The privileges with which it has been endowed, are very ample. Its burgesses elect their own magistrates, independently of the lord of the barony. The magistrates are two baillies, and are annually chosen. They are empowered by the charters of the burgh, to hold courts, levy fines, imprison offenders, and even banish them from their liberties, and in short, to exercise, every right with which the baron himself was vested before the |
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Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 11 - Parish of Kirkintilloch, OS1/9/11
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kirkintilloch.
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton 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 Dunbarton, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.