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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST OFFICE [Callander] | Post Office Post Office Post Office |
Revd. [Reverend] Hugh McDermaid Mr. Angus McDonald Mr. James Dickson |
115 | A dwellinghouse two storeys, slated and in good repair. It has one arrival, one delivery, and one despatch daily. A money order Office, major office Stirling. |
| TOM MA' CHISAIG | Tom ma' Chisaig Tom ma' Chisaig Tom ma' Chisaig Tom ma Chessaig |
Revd. [Reverend] Hugh McDermaid Mr. Angus McDonald Mr. James Dickson New Statistical Account |
115 | A small circular and apparently artificial mound on the banks of the Teith, close to the bridge. It is supposed to have been erected by the Romans, but tradition gives no information respecting it. There is a beautiful circular mount adjoining the church-yard of Callander, called Tom ma Chessaig, the hill of St. Kessaig who was the tutelar saint of this place. A market is still held here annually, in the month of March, which goes by the name of Feill ma chessaig, i.e. the festival of St. Kessaig." Extract from Statistical Account. "St. Mackessoge, or Kessoge. C. [Confessor]. Bishop in the provinces of Levin and Boin in Scotland". - "This saint was illustrious for his miracles, and died in 560. A celebrated church in that country still bears the title of St. Kessoge Kirk. The Scots for their cry in battle for some used his name, but afterward changed it for that of St. Andrew." Extract from Butlers lives of the saints. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 11Parish of Callander
[Note below Tom ma' Chisaig:]
Perhaps the name had better be written
in German Text as although the mound doubtless
belongs to the period entitled to that character
it is doubtful if it belongs to the Old English
or Roman periods.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Brenda Pollock
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