OS1/25/39/11
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANSE [nr Blair Drummond] | Manse (Ph.) [Parish] Manse (Ph.) [Parish] |
Mr. Ballingall Mr. John Nicholson (Schoolmaster) |
132 | A handsome two-story dwelling-house, slated, and in good repair, Situated a short distance west from the Ph. [Parish] Church, |
| SKELETON OF A WHALE FOUND [nr. Blair Drummond] | (Skeleton of a Whale) (Skeleton of a Whale) |
Mr. John Nicholson (Schoolmaster) Mr. Ballingall |
132 | (Extract from the Statl. Acct. [Statistical Account]) A portion of a skeleton whale was found some years ago about a quarter of a mile from the manse, imbedded in the clay, which had formerly been covered with moss and lying on another stratum of moss below the clay, It is very remarkable that a small peice of a deer's horn with a hole bored in it was found along with the skeleton, of exactly the same description as a peice of a horn which Mr. Bald mentions as found with skeleton of the Airthrey Whale, now in the Edinburgh College Museum, |
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[Page] 11County of Perth -- Parish of Kincardine
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