Descriptive account of the principal towns in Scotland

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goes, as it has at all times a great depth of water.
The southern pier was completed in the summer of
1827, an d adds greatly both to the size and safety of
the harbour.
The new Town, lying on the northern side of the
Carron, is locally situated in the parish of Fetteresso,
on grounds feued by Barclay of Urie. It is laid out
upon a regular plan, of wide streets and squares, on a
level peninsula, formed by the waters of Cowie and
Carron. The principal streets run south and north r
and are parallel with the sea-shore, by which they
are bounded on the east. Allardice Street, and Bar-
clay Street, are filled up with handsome slated houses ;
and the buildings in the other streets are going on
rapidly. In the centre of Barclay Square, is a very
commodious market-house, surmounted by a Toweiv
The new church lies at a short distance to the
north-west of the town, in the parish of Fetteresso.
There is an Episcopal Chapel in the old town ; a neat
meeting house, in Mary Street, in the new town, be-
longing to the United Secession ; and a small chapel,
in connexion with the Wesleyan Medothists, was
founded in the year I827. The County Hall, and
Jail, &c. form three sides of a square,, and are situa-
ted in the old town. There are two Lint Spinning-
Mills, an extensive Brewery, and a Rope walk. The
Bank of Scotland has a branch established in Stone-
haven.
The trade of Stonehaven is limited ; notwithstand-
ing its fine situation, the manufacture of brown Li-
nen, which has been introduced, is the only article
which is doing well. Some white fish are cured, and
a good dpai of oil is made, obtained chiefly from the