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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kippen (parish) | Kippen Kippen Kippen Kippen Kippen Kippen |
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Matheson Kippen Statistical Account Nimmo's History of Stirllingshire Valuation Roll for 1855-6 William Leckie Ewen Esq. Mr. John Graham |
The parish of Kippen is in the Presbytery of Dunblane, Synod of Perth and Stirling. The parish of Kippen is one whole and entire part but it is divided into four separate portions by the boundaries between the counties of Perth and Stirling passing through it. Of these four separate parts, two are in the County of Stirling and two are in the County of Perth. Of the two portions of the parish that are in the county of Stirling, one is in the extreme West of the parish joining the parishes of Balfron, Drymen and Port of Menteith and contains 3203 statute Acres; the other portion is in the extreme east of the parish, joining the parishes of Balfron, Gargunnock, Kilmadock, Kincardine (detached,) and Port of Menteith, and contains 3162 Statute acres. In this last portion (extending northwards from the junction of the parishes of Balfron, and Gargunnock) lye a detached part of the county of Perth containing 646 Statute acres; the other portion of the parish which is in the County of Perth extends from north to south through the centre of the parish forming part of the main body of the County. See another Name Book for the area of this portion. The name Kippen is said to be derived from a Gaelic [continued on page 2] |
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[Page] 1Parish of Kippen (part of) in Stirlingshire
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