OS1/32/2/12

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  3. Stirlingshire OS Name Books, 1858-61
  4. Stirlingshire, Volume 02
  5. OS1/32/2/12
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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
Silver Glen Silver Glen Mr. William Robertson
Mr. John RiddocK
Revd. [Reverend] Andrew Brown		 133.08 A small glen commencing at the Western extremity of Woodhill and terminating a little north of Woodend farm It is better than one half mile in length and six chains in breadth and thicKly covered with wood.
Rough Knowes Rough Knowes Mr. William Robertson
Mr. John RiddocK
Revd. [Reverend] Andrew Brown		 133.08 Rough Knowes is a prominent portion of wood hill. It forms a very Conspicuous feature in the Ochil Hills. the name appears to be very applicable from the Summit - being craggy and precipitous.
Ogle Ogle Mr W. Robertson
Revd. [Reverend] Andrew Brown
Mr. John RiddocK		 133.04 A concave circular feature lies in the south face of Craighorn and close to the Junction of Glenwinnel burn with Alva burn

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[Page] 12
Parish of Alva County of Stirling

[Below entry for Silver Glen]
Note. This glen obtains its name from the fact of extensive mines of silver having been worked
in it upwards of a century ago. Five mines can still be easily seen, three on the west
of the Silver Burn and two on the east. Of those on the west side of stream, the northmost one.
near a footbridge (at whose entrance there are considerable excavations) is believed to have been the chief
and most valuable mine. South of that, about 4 chains, is another mine, branching westwards and which was probably
only a trial bore. About 50 links to the right of this is the western entrance of a gallery about a chain long, having its eastern mouth
close to the stream. It cannot be entered now, but a person who has often passed through it when young, informed me
that a gallery branches northwards from it, which they were cautioned to avoid, as it led into the large silver mine
in which was a deep shaft. This gallery would therefore seem to be the levels, alluded to in the Statistical Account.
[continued on page 13]

Transcriber's notes

The second part of the note after Statistical Account is copied from page 13 as it refers to the Silver Glen.

  Transcribers who have contributed to this page.

Alison James- Moderator, Dauvit- Moderator, wilson5bh

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Alva Parish, Stirlingshire County

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