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FORGANDENNY [parish] | Ph [Parish] of Forgandenny Ph [Parish] of Forgandenny Ph [Parish] of Forgandenny Ph [Parish] of Forgandenny Ph [Parish] of Forgandenny Ph [Parish] of Forgandenny Ph [Parish] of Forgandenny Ph [Parish] of Forgandenny |
Sheriff's List of Meresmen New Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetter Oliver and Boyd's Almanack valn [valuation] Roll of Co. [County] 1857-8 Stobie's Co. [County] Map - 1805 Johnston's Co. [County] Map |
[Situation] In the SE [South East] side of the County of Perth. This parish is about 10 miles long and 2 broad on an average. It stretches from the river Earn its northernmost boundary SW. [South West] into the Ochil Hills untill it Joins the parish of Milnathort. It is bounded on the east by the parishes of Dunbarney, Dron and Arngask; on the west by [those] of Forteviot and Dunning and on the South and South-west by those of Forteviot and Milnathort. A cosiderable portion of it on the SW. [South-West] is in the County of Kinross but by far the greater part lies in Perthshire. The northern portion of the parish is part of the fertile valley called Strathearn. In the south portions are the Ochil Hills which occupy fully ¾ of its surface. Hardly any part of these can be said to be rocky as they are all pastured either by sheep and cattle or regularly cropped. This parish is in the Presbytery of Perth and Synod of Perth and Stirling, Patron the Crown - Forgandenny was one of the eleven prebendaries of the Cathedral of Dunkeld and is ranked as the [continued on next page] |
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[Page] 3Parish of Forgandenny
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