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STIRLINGSHIRE
SLATER'S
AIRTH AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.
AIRTH is an ancient village in the parish of its name, the latter
about 6 miles in length by about 2 in breadth, 27 miles w. from
Edinburgh, between 8 and 9 e. from Stirling, and 6 n.w. from Fal-
kirk, situate on the banks of the Forth, nearly opposite to Kenneth
paus. It was at one period a place of considerable importance, but
iB now greatly docayed. It possesses an Established church, a Free
church, an United Presbyterian church, and an Episcopal church at
Duumore. There are three small ports or harbours on the Forth,
into which vessels of light burthen can outer, and two ferries across
that estuary, at which are boats for the transport of cattle, carriages,
&c. to Alloa, and other places on the Fife side. The Balmon fishery
is prosecuted here with considerable success. Airth Castle, the
property of Colonel Graham, is an elegant mansion, in the pure
Gothic style, and few buildings are superior to it, either in chaste'
Simplicity of architecture or elegance of design. In the parish are
three ancient towers, one at Airth, another at Dunmore, and a
third at Powfoulis ; that at Airth is of very early date, and is called
Wallace's Tower, from the circumstance of that hero having privily
entered the building, slain the captain and one hundred men, and
released his uncle who was a prisoner ; tho tower is still in toler-
able preservation. Some years ago an anchor was found in Dunmore
Hill, at least half a mile from the present course of the river. The
whole parish, with the exception of the hills of Airth and Dunmore,
is a level tract, and the soil rich and well cultivated. Acreage of
Airth parish, 5,477; population in 1881, l,362 r of which the village
contained 487.
POST OFFICE, Airth, Robert Armstrong-, Post Master.— Letters from all parts arrive (from Carrou) at 11 30 a,m.> and are des-
patched at 2 15 p.m. The nearest Money Order Office is at Carron, distant four miles.
Letters should be addressed " near Falkirk.
NOBILITY, GENTRY & CLERGY.
Brodie Mr. — , Powfowlis
Cribbs Mr. Henry S. (surgeon), Bellsdyke
Dunmore the Earl of, Dunmore Park
Lackio Rev. Thomas, U.P. Manse
Malcolm Mrs. — , Viewforth Villa
Murdoch Mrs. — , Higgin'S Neuck
Park Rev. William, m.a. The Manse
Paterson Rev. David
Paterson Rev. John, Free Church Manse
Stewart Mr. William, Burnside House, Dnn-
more
Sutcliffe Rev. John G. Dunmore
Wanchope Andrew T. Esq. j.p. Airth Castle
SCHOOLS.
Board Schools: —
Airth— William Reid, master
Dunmore — John B. Craig, master
BAKERS.
Graham Thomas
Heugh James
BLACKSMITHS.
Kennedy Robert, Halls of Airth
Potter Lewis
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS.
Names without an address are in Airth.
Boyd Robert A. Westfield, South Green i
Airth Castle
Carswell Robert, Mains of Airth
Chalmers — , Eastfieid
Clark Agnes, Letham
Davidson James, John & Ralph, Bellsdyke
Drummond John, Linkfield
Dunn James, Longdyke
Fiulayson Messrs — , Kersie Mains
Foord James, Brackenlees
Gardner Peter, Dunmore Pottery
Grahsm Elizabeth, Greendyke
Graham Thomas, Airth Mill
Gray Thomas, Haughs of Airth
Heugh James, Airth Green
Johnstone Mrs. — , Longdyke
Mitehell Peter, Bridge End
Sutherland John, Waterslap
Taylor Henry, Letham
Armstrong Adam
Brooks Malcolm H.
FARMERS.
is airth parish.
Bell John, Neuck v
Blair James, Hardilands
Bow William, Halls of Airth
Boyd Mrs. — , Airth Green
GROCERS & DEALERS IN SUNDRIES.
Marked thus * are also Spirit Dealers.
^Callander Agnes
Fish Helen
Heugh James
Hntton Ann
miller William
Turubull Alexander
Walker Sarah, Dunmore
JOINERS.
Brown George
Kay William, Dunmore
Martin James, Halls of Airth
SPIRIT DEALERS & VINTNERS.
Bell John, Neuck
M'Meeking Jane
Mitchell Andrew, Airth
Miller Mary
Walker Sarah, Dunmore
Wilson James
SURGEON.
Cribbs Henry S. Bellsdyke
J affray Thomas
Jaffray William
TAILORS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Armstrong Robert, watchmaker & tinplate
worker
Bow Alexander, inspector of poor & registrar
Gardner Peter, earthenware manufacturer,
Dunmore
Gray Thomas, manure merchant, Halls of
Airth
Primrose James, stonemason, Dunmore
Sutherland John, flesher
PLACES OF WORSHIP
AND THEIR MINISTERS.
Established Choroh— Rev. William Park,
m.a. & Rev. David Paterson
Episcopal Church,. Dunmore— Rev. John
G. Sutcliffe
Free Church— Rev. John Paterson
United Presbyterian Church — Rev.
Thomas Lackie
CARRIER.
To FALKIRK, Peter Miller, from Airth,
Monday, Thursday & Saturday
CONVEYANCE BY WATER.
Steamers from Granton Pier and Stirling
call at Dunmore every tide
BALFRON
IS a manufacturing village in the parish of its name, 19 miles n.
from Glasgow (its post town), the like distance w. from Stirling,
and 16 n.e. from Dumbarton, agreeably situated on the declivity of
a hill. The parish is about 11 miles in length, and 3 in breadth;
bounded on the east and south-east by Gargunnock and Fintry, on
the south and south-we^t by Killearn and Diymen, and on the north
by Kippen. The works of Messrs. H. W. Pollock & Co., cotton yarn
spinners and shirt makers, are situated in this village^ and employ
a number of the inhabitants, chiefly females. A branch of the
British Linen Company Bank is in the village. On the site of the
old parish school there has been erected a hAudsome and commo-
dious public school, with a dwelling-house for the schoolmaster.
The school is capable of accommodating about 250 children, and is
under the charge of Mr. Robert Sewull, one of the few remaining
schoolmasters appointed by tho heritors prior to the passing of the
Education Act. The village has receutly been supplied with water
from a spring on Spittal farm, at a cost of i'&JO. There are churchos
of Hie Eatablishm- nt; a Free and two United Presbyterian churches
and a Roman Catholic chapel. The annual fair is held on the last
Tuesday in May. Acreage of the parish, 7,820. Population in 1881,
1.S27.
POST OFFICE, Balfron, Thomas Hart, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive (from Glasgow) at 7 30 a.m. and 1 1
despatched thereto at 9 85 a.m. and 4 15 p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
i p.m., audaie
Names without an address are in Balfron.
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