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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPUTH FERRY | Caputh Ferry Caputh Ferry Caputh Ferry Caputh Ferry Caputh Ferry |
Mr. Joseph Chalmers Mr. John Fergusson Mr John Burnfield New Statistical Account Valuation Roll 1857-8 |
062 | A public ferry across the River Tay near the village of Caputh connecting the traffic on the toll road which leads from Dunkeld on the north Side of the river, to this ferry, afterwards along the South Side to Perth. The rates payable at this ferry, are laid down by the Commissioners of supply. are Similar to those levied at a Toll Bar Property of Sir Alexander Muir McKenzie Bart. [Baronet] delvine |
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[Page] 153Perthshire -- Parish of Caputh
"Again at Caputh Ferry, opposite the church, in the centre between these two extremes, in place of the common chain-boat which formerly plied there, in 1834, a boat was erected, under the superintendence of the late Sir Alexander Muir MacKenzie of Delvine, consisting of a large platform placed upon two narrow-pointed boats lying parallel to each other and at several feet distant, which, by a simple machinery, are made to present their sides to the action of the stream, and are then propelled to either side of the river, and the greater the strength of the current, the more rapid the conveyance across. A chain is also stretched across the river, and which, passing over a fly-wheel fixed to the side of the platform, keeps the boat in a straight course. It is capable of taking in four loaded carts at one time, without unyoking the horses, and the passage is performed in five minutes" New Statistical Account
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