OS1/26/11/2
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| INCHINNAN (Cont) | Inchinnan Cont. [Continued] | is confirmed by the appearance of the surface, and the soil beneath, a branch of the Gryfe formerly intersected the parish, a little way above the rocky elevation on which the church stands; in which case the site of that building must have been once, in the strict sense, insular, as it still occasionally is at high floods. The extreme length is about 3½ miles, and its breadth varies from ¾ of a mile to 2 miles or more. It is bounded on the north by the River Clyde, which divides it from the parish of Old Kilpatrick, in Dumbartonshire. Its eastern and southern boundaries are formed respectively by the rivers Cart and Gryfe, which flow between it and the parish of Renfrew; while westward it marches in an irregular line with the parish of Erskine, and towards at one point, the parish of Houston. The surface, especially in the vicinity of the rivers, is flat, or gently sloped; but it is diversified by a number of rising grounds of considerable elevation. Some of these under the plough to the summit, others of them beautifully wooded, and all of them commanding extensive views of the surrounding country. The strath of the Gryfe is extensive and fertile, and reminds the English traveller of his native vales." New Statistical Account. |
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[Page] 2County of Renfrew Parish of Inchinnan
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