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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfron | Balfron Brot. [Brought] Forward See page 28 |
015.13 | [Continuation from Page 28] Coach with Lennoxtown, and thence by railway with Glasgow, and by Railway with Stirling, the train putting down & taking up passengers at a road side Station on the Forth & Clyde Junction Railway about two and a half miles north of Balfron. | |
| The Clachan | The Clachan | Revd. [Reverend] A. Niven. Balfron M. Robertson Esqr. Balfron Mr. J. Fairlie Balfron |
015.13 | Formerly the principal village in the Parish, but now containing only a few houses one and two Storeys high belonging to various proprietors, and the Church, the remainder are in ruins. There is still standing in the middle of the village a very old oaK tree 14 feet in circumference on which there was formerly one of three curious old implements of punishment called a Jougs. The Toll Bar is situated at the entrance of the Clachan at which full rates are levied. |
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As a form of punishment, the jougs consisted of a metal collar with a short chain attached. The collar was secured around the offender’s neck and the other end of the chain fixed at head height to an immovable object (in this case the tree). The miscreant could only stand and accept public humiliation.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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