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| Stirling (Continued) | [continued from page 1] on the deep indentations made in it by the Parish of St. Ninian's. By this parish it is bounded on the west, south and east; On the north east, and north, by the parish of Logie; and a detached part No. 3 of St. Ninian's parish. The soil of the landward part is generally of a rich carse clay. The King's Park which is somewhat elevated above the carse and of an undulating surface, and some parts of the high grounds in the neighbourhood of the Castle, consist of what is called dry field. There is scarcely any waste hilly ground in the parish. The sloping eminence on which the upper part of Stirling and its Citadel are built, in combination with the River Forth, the rich vale through which it flows, and the magnificent scenery formed by an extended plain and fine ranges of hills and mountains beyond, give it great picturesque beauty. This eminence rises gradually from the south east, and terminates abruptly on the north west. On the highest part of it, where it is girt by lofty and precipitous rocks, at an elevation 341 feet above the level of the sea stands the ancient Castle of Stirling, which, when seen from the south or west, itself forms, with its solemn gray battlements and tower, and the sheer precipice beneath, an object of great and striking beauty; and commands all around a panorama of almost unrivalled loveliness and grandeur, comprehending in its details almost every feature that can gratify the sense of sight, and present to the mind an impressive image of natural beauty; adorned with the artificial, but legitimate, embellishments superadded by the hand of industry. The venerable edifice, under whose roof are the two parochial churches, is of great antiquity, having been erected in 1494. It was in 1656 divided into two distinct parishes The East church and the West Church; the latter after being disused for three quarters of a Century, it was reopened 1817 at a great expense. At the west end of the whole building rises a massy tower, 22 feet square, and 90 feet in height. In this there are 4 bells of considerable size, and of different depths of tone; so that they may be rung in a regular chime. The arrangement adopted since 1829 has been that the Minister of the first charge is fixed in the West Church, the Minister of the 2nd. charge in the east, and the minister of the 3rd. charge preaches in each church alternately as colleague to both the others. This anomalous arrangement is now broken up as the minister of the 3rd. has now a new church near the Railway Station. The minister of the second charge has a Stipend of 250£ and the Minister of the third charge a stipend of 200£ The Minister of the first charge alone has right to a glebe and manse. Since the old Manse was taken down 40£ per annum is allowed him for house rent. His glebe extends to nearly 5 acres. His Stipend is from teinds of lands principally in the parish of Stirling, and partly in that of St. Ninian's, the teinds of which belonged to the Abbey of Cambuskenneth, Wheat 4 bolls, 3 firlots, 2 pecks; barley 96 bolls, 3 pecks, 2 lippies; Oatmeal 68 bolls; Oats 40 bolls, 2 firlots, 1 peck, 2½ lippies; beans 4 bolls, 3 firlots, 1 peck; money including Vicarage £40-0s-6d; allowance for communion elements £9-18s-10d; price of two beeves averaging about 17£ and a right to a boats fishing in the river rented by the town for 70£. There are no detached portions of the parish of Stirling; but a portion of Stirling parish with a portion of Logie parish form a detached part of the County of Clackmannan. There are two detached portions (Nos. 1 & 2) of the parish of St. Ninians locally situated within the parish of Stirling |
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