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DIRECTORY.
DUNKELD.
PERTHSHIRE.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, &c.— continued.
INSPECTORS OF POOR & COLLECTORS
OF RATES
For the Parishes of
Caputh — Alexander Gow, inspector ; Rohert
Miller, collector, Spittallield
DowalUj — Duncan M'Ara
Little Dunktld — John A. Harris, Inchewan,
Biinam
Dunkeld District— Robert Douglas, Dunkeld
REGISTRARS OF BIRTHS, DEATHS &
MARRL4.GES
For the Parishes of
Capwf/i— Rohert Miller, Spittalfield
Dowally — Duncan M'Ara
Little Dunkeld — James Milne, Birnam
Dunkeld District— Rohert Douglas, Dunkeld
Baron-Bailie, Dunkeld— Thomas Jack, Esq.
Birnam Highland Games (held on the last
Thursday of August) — The Right Hon .
Lord John Manners, m.p. patron; Gc-oige
Carphiu, Esq, president & chief ; John
Dow, secretary
Birnam W.orkiug Men's Club Birnam —
Archibald Cameron, secretary
Constabulary Station, Dunkeld — Robert
M'Bcan, sergeant
Curling Club. Dunkeld — John Robertson,
treasurer & secretary, Old Blair
Dunkeld Public Library, Athole at — George
' Carphin, president
Freemasons' Lodge. Dunkeld (St. John's No.
, H)— Patrick S. Keir, r.w.m. ; Kenneth
I M'Donald, secretary
1 Freemasons' Lodge, Dunkeld (St. John's
' Operative No. 152) — John Cameron,R.w.]ii. ;
Robert Robertsou, secretary
I Gas Works, Dunkeld — Robert Douglas,
' manager [ger
Gas Works, Birnam— Robert Douglas, m.ina-
Pertlisbire District Lunatic Asylum Murthly
— W. C. M'IutO:ih, superintendent
Rohallion & Birnam Curhng Club— Georga
Carphin, Esq. se< retary & treasurer
Session Clerk, Little Dunkeld— Jas. Milne
Sherifl''3 Office, Bridge st— Henry Ritchie,
officer [distributor
Stamp office, Bridge st — Thomas Jack, sub-
COACHES.
To BRAEMAR, a Coach from the Royal
Hotel, Dunkeld (via. Blairgowrie, & Spittal
of Glenshee), daily, in July, August and
September
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
ON THE HIGHLAND LINE.
Station, at Birnam, about three-quarters of a
mile from Dunkeld — John Kiunaird, sta-
tion master
Station, Murthly— James Sime, station
master [master
Station, Dalguise— James Geddes, station
OmiLibuacs Irum the Hotels attend the airival
of all the trains
DUNNING,
FOBTEVIOT, FOEGANDENNT AND NEIGHBOURHOODS.
Donning is a rather extensive parish, coutainiDg a neat village \ Fokteviot is a parish in the '3'?'"'=' °.* J\'^'!'^,^™/°i,.J^J
oi its name, the latter nine miles s.w. from Perth, and live E. from greater portion in the vale o£ Earn; '"^^ ,nv ^L.w a.^TLu lused*
Auehterarder ; situate near the centre of the district, on the banks through it. The middle portion is l',™"'''""^;" ""^'^e,^^"^^^^^^^
nf the Duuumg water (a tributary of the Earn), half a mile north of and is intersected by the May, which joins the llain "^arlj opposite
the base of theOchill range of hills, and about two miles from the DuppUn Oaslle. The ^Jl"«^«'l' "''""'■ ^'"^,^'';!''"'''^^,°'J the
river Earn. The village, which contains a number of good houses, right bank of the last-named stream, is, an ancient capital of tne
is under the control of a baron bailie. Th ' "' *■"■ "" "--•=->■'•"—' i-
the parish and Free churches, and United 1
palian chapels. The steeple of the parish
date, and is supposed to be of Pictish origin.
I number of good houses, right bank of the last-named stream, is an ancient capital of the
he places of worship are Pictish kingdom, but nothing now remains to mark a royal seat.
Presbyterian and Episco- At Bankbead, near DuppUn Castle an ancient eioss may be seen,
church is of very ancient and one also on the opposite height "' 1'™"'"';^^','^"^^ in the Uma
r„i„in. A l,ran,-h of the suDDOsed to mark the approaches to HaUy Hill, where, in the tima
Union Bank of Scotland is established in the village. This place of Charles I„ vestiges of a palace were in existence, it v
, retreat from heights here that the battle of Dupplin was fought The
to Hally Hill, where, in the tima
It was on the
river May
was destroyed by fire by the Earl of Mar's army, on the leireau jiuui ue»j;iiLa ucxc vua^ ...« „iv.--.. -- "."^'i' ,. ., „f r,i^iiu ,-.t tt.o fiohila
Sheriflmuir to P^rth. A thorn, planted at that time in the centre of beioie mentioned, winds through ihe ^^,\f ^f^,-^"^^'^^^
the ruins, is still to be seen, and Irom its shape size and appearance and thence through the P^'f'^'^''*'^!^^^.^. "^^c ,„,?ii it h^i^rm.V? In^t for
at once «ttracts the stranger's attention. It is recorded that at the ing on and forming several l^'^a'^t^ilul lalls, untu it ue^^^^
conflagiation of the village, only one house escaped (which is still a time in the intricate course ot the ^"^^/f '^^^"'f^'^/.' J.'-r^'/^^^^^^
etanding), and that by an ingenious device on the part of its owner, : Mackarcey Linn, that tumbles for more than "^"^^^ f'^f^^^ \l^l
a female, who, while the rest of the cottages were in flames, threw pendicular fall, into a romantic glen. .'^'i^^V.'^^^f^.f "3^^^^
parcels of wet straw and refuse of flax on the tire within the bouse, ' Iron, the village is a station belongmg to the bcottibn uenirai xtau
which raised such a smoke round this particular dwelling, that, way. Acreage of the parish 7,78o; l"'P'^^"°";i,7- ..... „i,_„t f„„-
believing it to be in a fair way of demolitiun, the soldiers did not I Forgandenny is a parish and ^ Jv '=^^*'' ,^f^;,„ f' . ,,,^^^^^
molest It A corn market is held every Wednesday. Fairs are held ; miles south from Perth, five miles east from ^^^"^J^p'.^^/^^'^J-.^^^^^
on the last Tuesday in April, on the liUth of June, and on the Mon- 1 Bridge of Earn. The village is very smu 1, ■\^^^^,^'*^,l" ^\'.^^ .^i tt^lf"
day before the first Tuesday in October. The parish comprises ; lish.d ai.d a Free church, and a parochial school, ^l^/'^" ^^L ^^J^^^^^^
14,855 acres, and contained in 1871 a population of 1,832. on the Caledonian line, about one mile distant. Acieage, a,yiO,
I population, 632 .
■ POST 0£*S*£CS, Dunning, James Penny, Post Master.— Jaettera from the South arrive at seven and half-past eleven morning,
and are despatched at twenty minutes past two afternoon, a quarter before six,aud at ten night.
Money Order and Telegraph Offi.ce and Savings Bank.
Post Office, FoEGANDENNT, James MarshaU, Pose ilfasiej-.— Letters fromaU parts amve at twenty minutes past ten morning,
and are despatched at four afternoon.
The nearest Money Order Office is at Bridge of Eahn.
Post Office, FoRTEVioT. Thomas Robertson, Post Master.— Letter 3 from all parts arrive at twenty minutes past six and a
a quarter before eleven morning, and are despatched at ten minutes before three afternoon.
The nearest Money Order Office is at Dunning.
Forteviot— Walter TurnbuU, master
Jane M'Di'Ugall, infant mistress
NOBILITY, GENTRY AND CLERGY.
Anderson Rev. James, Forteviot
Campbell Colonel Alexander, Garvock House
Cunningham Rev. John, Glendevon
Drummond Rev. James, Forgaudenny
Grant Mr. Andrew, Invemay House
Halliday Rev. James, Forgandenny
Handyside Mr. R. B. Rossie House, For-
gandenny
M'Laren Rev. Duncan, Dunning
M'Queen Rev. William, Pathstruie
Martin Rev. James, Gask
Morrison Mrs. Eliza Ann, Dunning
Morrison Mr. James, Dunning
Bobb Rev. John, Forgandenny
Robertson Mr. Andrew, Dunning
Rollo the Right Hon. Lord, j.p. Duncrub
Shepherd Mr. William, m.d. Dunning
Stilling Rev. Henry, Dunning
Thomson Mrs. Janet, Dean Cottage, Dunning
Turner Mrs. — , Kipen House
Watson Mr. J. Pitcairns
Wilson Rev. John, d.d. Dunning
Wood Colinwood L. Esq. Freeland, For-
gandenny
Young Mr. John, Dunning
SCHOOLS.
Infants' and Industrial School, Pitcali*n>
Dunning— Hannah Maclean, mistress
Public Schools—
Dunning— Laurence M'Currich, master
Forgandenny — Thomas Moffatt, master ;
Janet Ciu'istie, mistress
Pitcairns:, — James Wliyte, master
Side School, the Path, Forgandenny —
—David Wanton, master
BANKS.
Union Bank of Scotland, Perth Bank
District — draws on Glyn, Mills, Currie <Ss
Co. Loudon— Matthew Lawson & M. H,
Lawson, joint agents
Dunning District Savings Bank, Dunning
— Matthew Lawson, cashier
AGENTS.
Chalmbers Andrew (weavers'), Dunning
Deuchars Peter (weavers'), Dunning
Hogg Alexander (for the Northern Fire &
Life Assurance Company), Dunning
Lawson M. H. (for the General Fire & Life
Assurance CompaayA Dunning
Lawson Matthew (for the North British &
Mercantile Insurance Co.), Union Bank
Niven John (for John Poynter & Sons' chemi-
cal manures, Glasijow), Dunning
Penny James (weavers'), Dunning
i Richardson John (for Stephen & Co.'b
manures, Glasgow), Forgandenny
Wright Johnstone (sewing machine),
Dunning
I BLACKSMITHS.
Kay Drummond, Forgandenny
I Lawson Thomas (and agricultural imple-
' menfc maker), Dunning
I Low James, Cairnie, Forteviot
' Low William, Forteviot
[ Murray William, Dunning
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS.
Gray Andrew, Dunning
Richardson John, Forgandenny
Rutherford Robert, Dunning
Smith William, Duuuiug
ward Peter, Dunning
BAK£RS.
Co-operative Society Limited, Dunnang-
William Connel, manager
Forsyth David, Dunning
Kiiimont Thomas, Forgandenny
Miller Jamea, Dunning
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CATTLE DEALERS.
Davidson John, Dunning
Marshall William, Dunning
Taylor A Mailt;r, Dunning
COAL MERCHANTS.
Lawson David, Dunning Station
Mailer William, Dunning Station
Stephenson J. B. Forteviot
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