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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLENISLA | Glenisla Glenisla Glenisla Glenisla Glenisla Glenisla Glenisla |
Old Statistical Account New Stat: [Statistical] Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Sheriff's Returns Valuation Roll County Map Estate Plans |
009 | "This parish occupies the vale or glen through which flows the River Isla, until it leaves its native mountains, - a circumstance from which it has obviously taken its name. It is bounded on the North by the parishes of Crathie (in Aberdeenshire) and Cortachy & Clova; on the east by the parishes of Kirriemuir, Lintrathen and Airlie; on the South by the parish of Alyth (in Perthshire) ; and on the West by the parish of Alyth (in Forfarshire) and Kirkmichael (in Perthshire. Glenisla is terminated on the North by that part of the mountain-barrier which separates Aberdeenshire from Forfarshire, at the extreme north-west corner of the latter county. From thence proceed southwards two lofty ranges, which form for a short way, with intervening mountains, small pastoral vales. These mountain ranges afterwards proceed in a nearly southern direction, & bound the parish on the East & West, until within a very short distance of its southern extremity. The hill of Kilry divides it into two districts of nearly equal size, it stretches across it from its western boundary in an Eastern direction leaving [continued on page 2] |
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