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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILMARONOCK | Kilmaronock Kilmaronock Kilmaronock Kilmaronock Kilmaronock Kilmaronock Kilmaronok |
Old Stat Act [Statistical Account] New Stat Act [Statistical Account] Full [Fullerton's] Gazetteer Chalmers Caledonia County Map Sheriffs Returns Origines Parochiales |
014 ; 015 ; 018 | "The name evidently signifies the Cell, Chapel, or burying place of St Marnock. - The South part of the parish if Kilmaronock is situated at 56° of north latitude, and 4°-30' of west longitude. - It is bounded on the north and east by the River Endrick, on the Southeast by part of Finnich Glen, and Drymen parish, at the South point by Dumbarton parish, on the Southwest, by Bonhill parish, and on the northwest by Loch Lomond. - The parish is adorned with a great variety of wood both natural and planted, hedge row and detached trees, and it is watered by several springs, rivulets, and the River Endrick. - The land of the parish is mostly arable, there being but little of it hilly or moorland, for the pasture of Sheep and Cattle. - The better part of the land in the parish seems to lie along the Endrick, and from Ross Southward to the boundary at Blairmyle" (New Stat Act. [Statistical Account]) - This parish is situated in the north east corner of Dumbartonshire, there is no portion of this parish detached, nor part of any other parish contained within the proper boundary of this parish. |
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