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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARDS WELL | Wards Well Wards Well |
Revd. [Reverend] John Thomson, Minister Balmerino. John Henderson, Farmer, Gauldry. |
002 | [situation] About 4 chains N.N.E. [North North East] of Balmerino Abbey. A small spring well with a wall of about four feet high forming three sides of a square and covered in on the top. It is situated close to Balmerino Abbey. |
| BALMERINO [village] | Balmerino Balmerino Balmerino |
Revd. [Reverend] John Thomson, Minister, Balmerino. John Henderson, Farmer, Gauldry. Johnston's Co. [County] Map. |
002 | [situation] On the margin of the Firth of [Tay] and in the N.E. [North East] of the parish of Balmerino. A small village composed of a large farm house, two stories high with extensive offices and thrashing machine all in good repair; and a number of cottages one and two stories high which are also in good repair. There is a large garden and an extensive arable farm attached to the farm house; and the cottages have small gardens attached. Balmerino Abbey is the only remarkable building in the village. There is one public house and one grocers shop in it. The inhabitants are composed of sailors, fishermen, weavers and agricultural laborers. There is one Mill and one smithy. The whole is tenanted from Francis Stewart Esq. of Balmerino. There is a small harbour which admits vessels of light burden at high water. it is dry at low water. |
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