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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| ALYTH [parish] | Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth Alyth |
Old Stat: [Statistical] Acct New Stat: [Statistical] Acct Fullarton's Gazeteer Sherriff's Returns Valuation Roll Chalmer's Caledonia Caledonia Romana Jervises' Memorial of Angus Innes Scotland in the Middle Ages History of the Highlands County Directory General Roy's Antiquities Pennant's Tour of 1772 Wilson's Archaeology Jameison's Scottish Dictionary Estate Plans Black's Series of Maps Johnstone's Coy. [County] Map |
033 ; 042 ; 043 ; 053 | Situated in the Counties of Perth and Forfar - The name of this parish and village has remained without material change from the earliest period to which it can be traced; and in the very oldest documents in which it occurs the spelling is exactly the same as at present. In the parochial records & other documents, it sometimes appears in the forms of Alicht, Elicht, Elith etc but these variations are Evidently accidental, & can only be regarded as instances of the loose orthography of Ancient times. The name is probably derived from the Gaelic 'aileadh', a Slope or Ascent ('dh' in the Gaelic language being pronounced like the English 'th') & seems to refer to the slope on which the Old Church & the more ancient part of the Village are Situated. The parish is bounded on the North, by Glenisla; on the East by the parishes of Airlie and Ruthven in Forfarshire; by the parish of Meigle on the South-West; Coupar Angus on the South; and on the west by the parishes of Bendochy, Blairgowrie, and detached portions of Caputh & Rattray. It is separated from the parishes of Airlie & Ruthven by the River Isla. |
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