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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargunnock | Gargunnock | R. G. Moir Esqr. Leckie H. F. Campbell Esqr. Boquhan Revd. [Reverend] John Stark Gargunnock Mr. William Jamieson Schoolmaster Gargunnock Valuation Roll Fullartons Gazeteer Grassams Cy. [County] Map Johnston's County Map |
009.15 ; 009.16 ; 016.03 ; 016.04 | This village, the only one in the Parish is situated on the Eastern declivity of a small hill. The view from the top of the village near the Free Church Manse is most beautiful and extensive, embracing nearly the whole of the Strath of Monteith and a large portion of the Carse of Stirling. The village itself is poor the inhabitants being chiefly laborers, and no trade of any kind done in the village or neighbourhood. It consists of one and two storey houses partly thatched and partly slated, generally in bad repair and many of them in ruins. They belong to various proprietors. There is a curious custom here I have not seen before either in England or Scotland; a man is employed to beat the drum round the village every morning at over [continued on page 22] |
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