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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOWLIS WESTER [parish] | Fowlis Wester Fowlis Wester Fowlis Wester Fowlis Wester Fowlis Wester Fowlis Wester Fowlis Fowlis |
Sheriff's List of Parishes New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Oliver & Boyd's Almanack Valuation Roll for 1857-8 Philip's Atlas of Co. [Counties] in Scotland Johnston's County Map |
083 ; 084 ; 095 ; 096 | The parish of Fowlis Wester lies near the centre of Perthshire, and it is in the Presbytery of Auchterarder, Synod of Perth & Stirling. The parish contains about ___ Statute Acres, and is bounded on the east, by Methven parish, and Monzie parish Detached No. 3; on the North, by Little Dunkeld parish and Dull parish Detached No. 2; on the west by the parishes of Crieff and Monzie; and on the south by the parishes of Crieff and Methven. The soil in the valley of the Pow, consists of alluvial deposit, and, in other arable parts of the parish, is very various - gravelly, sandy, clayey, and loamy; and where it rests on Rock, is, in general, fertile, but where it has a clayey subsoil, is cold and wet and unproductive. Slate is found in the hills of the northern division; a species of Limestone occurs at Buchanty; and sandstone is, in general, plentiful. The parish of Fowlis Wester is in two separate parts the greater portion contains the parish church and Village of Fowlis Wester, and is situated as described above the detached portion is situated between the parishes of Crieff, Dull, and Monzie (detached No. 2) in sheets 71 & 83. Parish of Fowlis Wester Proper 22270 Statute Acres Parish of Fowlis wester Detached 593 Statute Acres A Detached portion of the parish of Crieff, called Auchilhanzie, is situated within the South West part of Fowlis Wester Parish. |
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[Page] 1[Note] N.B: wherever Druidical Temple occurs in this book it should be Stone Circle
see order dated 10 Decr. [December] 1864.
County of Perth -- Parish of Fowlis Wester
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Alison James- Moderator, Douglas Montgomery
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