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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNKELD | Dunkeld Dunkeld Dunkeld Dunkeld Dunkeld Dunkeld Dunkeld |
Valuation Roll 1857-8 New Stat [Statistical] Account Fullerton's Gazetteer Johnstone's Co. [County] Map R. C. Carrington Esqr. Revd. [Reverend] John Wilson Revd. [Reverend] Daniel McBride |
062 | A small town, situated on the north bank of the River Tay, The houses vary from two to three stories in height and all are slated, It consists of several schools, two places of worship, three branch banKs, a freemasons lodge, a number of very good shops, "The word Dunkeld is derived from three ancient British words, Dun, "a stronghold, and Kaled and in "a rough mountainous country." By joining these words together we have Dun-Kaled-in, " the stronghold of the rough mountainous country"; - or the stronghold of Kaledin. The letter C in the ancient British language was very frequently used as K; and hence the word Kaledin came to be written by historians Caledin, Calidon and Caledon. Prior to the fifth century, the Caledones, or Caledonians had a stronghold situated, it is supposed, upon a Knoll called the King's Seat, at the entrance of the vale of Atholl, near to the city of DunKeld. The stronghold, from its position, had the effective command of the passes leading into Atholl. It appears to have been at the time an important feature in the country, for Hollingshed, in speaKing of the sanguinary battle of Monteith, between the Scots and Picts, adds, for geographical direction, that the field of engagement, although near to the county of Stirling, was "not farre from Calidon Castell, otherwise called Dunkeld." *** Dunkeld, with the enclosed pleasure ground, is somewhat of a semi-circular form, about 1½ mile in circumference, and about three fourths of a mile in diameter. It is surrounded by high hills, on the east, west and north, and sKirted on the south by the river Tay. DunKeld is about 15 miles to the north of Perth, and at an elevation of 130 feet above the level of the sea. It is bounded in the west by the parish of Dowally; and, with the exception of the site of the cathedral church and part of the town, the ground lies within the parish of Caputh. The boundaries of DunKeld as a parish, properly so called, are not only limited, but not very easily ascertained. As DunKeld was the Bishop's see, and the services of the cathedral was [continued on page 76] |
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[Page] 75County of Perth -- Parishes of Dunkeld and Dowally (Proper) and Caputh
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