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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUNATIC ASYLUM [Murthly] | Lunatic Asylum Lunatic Asylum Lunatic Asylum Lunatic Asylum |
Sir William Drummond Stewart Murthly Mr. Thomas Cameron Land Steward Murthly Mr. J. Jackson Ardoch Mr. William Woodie Inspector Dundee |
073 | This is a large and extensive plain stone building from one to two storeys high, in the centre there is a small square which rises to three storey and surmounted by a plain wooden Cupola, all slated and regularly laid out for the accommodation of 202 Lunatic patients belonging to the County of Perth; the Governors House a little to the east is a neat building two storeys and the Farm Steading to the west of the Asylum is also two storeys, all lately enclosed, but none of the buildings or ornament on the Farm are as yet finished; the land was purchased by the County of Perth from Sir William Drummond Stewart Bart. [Baronet] Murthly Castle. |
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[page] 61Perthshire - Parish of Little Dunkeld
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