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County Boundary Changes, Perthshire, 1891
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The county of Perth had four detached parts, viz.: (a.) The parishes of Culross and Tulliallan, adjoining the counties of Fife and Kinross; (b.) Part of the parish of Kippen, surrounded by the county of Stirling; and (c.) and (d.)Two detached parts of the parish of Caputh, each surrounded by the county of Forfar. It contained two detached parts of other counties, viz., part of the county of Forfar, consisting of a detached part of the parish of Kettins, and part of the county of Stirling, consisting of part of the parish of Logie. There were twelve parishes situated partly in the county of Perth and partly in other counties, viz., Abernethy, Alloa, Alyth, Arngask, Caputh, Coupar Angus, Forgandenny, Fossoway & Tulliebole, Kippen, Lecropt, Liff, Benvie & Invergowrie, and Logie. It was also found necessary to deal with the parish of Fowlis-Easter, which is for certain purposes united to the Forfarshire parish of Lundie.
Taken from 'Scottish County & Parish Boundary Changes 1891'
A. With the county of Clackmannan
E. With the county of Stirling
- Alloa
- Kippen
- Lecropt
- Logie
A.
A very small portion of the parish of Alloa was situated in Perthshire, the rest being in Clackmannan. It extended to about 3 acres, was situated at Gogar Haugh, and is the property of Mrs. Morries Stirling. ..... no change was made to the county boundary, but this small portion of Alloa was transferred to the parish of Logie and to the county of Stirling.
B.
The parish of Abernethy was situated partly in the county of Fife and partly in the county of Perth. The dvision of the parish between these two counties was shown correctly on the Ordnance Survey maps, with the exception that of the lands of Easter Colzie, in the south-east corner of the parish, should have been shown as part of the county of Fife. ..... the whole of the parish, except the lands of Easter Colzie, Nochnarrie, and Pitlour, were transferred to the county of Perth. These excepted lands remained in the county of Fife, being transferred to the Fife parishes, Easter Colzie to Newburgh, and Nochnarrie and Pitlour to Strathmiglo.
The following subjects have thus (while remaining in the parish of Abernethy) have been transferred from the county of Fife to the county of Perth :--Place. Description. Proprietor. Balvaird, Farm, Earl of Mansfield Balvaird, Cottage, land, and woodlands, Earl of Mansfield Mucklebein, Farm, Earl of Mansfield Catochil, Lands and house, John Thom Dumbarrow, Farm, John Pratt Anderson Dumbarrow, House, offices, garden, and woodlands, John Pratt Anderson Dumbarrow, Cottage and garden, John Pratt Anderson Glentarkie, Farm, John Pratt Anderson Pittuncarty, Farm and woodlands, Rev. William Stoddart Colzie Hill, Lands, Robert Landale of Pitmedden
The parish of Arngask was situated partly in the county of Fife, partly in the county of Kinross, and partly in the county of Perth. ..... it has been placed wholly in the county of Perth.
The following subjects have thus (while remaining in the parish of Arngask) been transferred from the county of Fife to the county of Perth :--Place. Description. Proprietor. Arngask, Manse, offices, garden, glebe, and woodlands, Heritors of Arngask Arngask, Mansion-house, garden, offices, servants' houses, land, and woodlands, Henry Gibson Cameron Corbett Arngask, Farm (part), houses, and land Henry Gibson Cameron Corbett Damhead, Old tollhouse and land, Henry Gibson Cameron Corbett Gallaknowe, Houses and land, Henry Gibson Cameron Corbett Balvaird, House, smithy, and land, Earl of Mansfield Blindwells, Farm, Misses Margaret Scott Glass and Catherine Glass Newton of Balcanquhal, Farm, Misses Margaret Scott Glass and Catherine Glass Newton of Balcanquhal, House, offices, garden, land, and woodlands, Misses Margaret Scott Glass and Catherine Glass Newton of Balcanquhal, Houses, Misses Margaret Scott Glass and Catherine Glass Newton of Balcanquhal, Houses, land, and granary, Arngask Kirk-Session Newton of Balcanquhal, House, shop, and garden, Trustees of late Robert Rumgay Conland, Farm and woodlands, Representatives of the late James Marshall Edenshead, Lands, Representatives of the late James Marshall Pitillock, Farm and woodlands, Representatives of the late James Marshall Duncrievie, Moor, Representatives of the late James Marshall Glenfarg, Houses, land, and part of lodge, Mrs. Elizabeth Lettibridge or Burton Newfargie, Houses, offices, garden, lands, and woodlands, Mrs. Elizabeth Lettibridge or Burton Haugh of Newfargie, Land, Mrs. Elizabeth Lettibridge or Burton Letham and Forrester's Seat, Farm, David Anderson Smeaton Letham and Forrester's Seat, Woodlands, David Anderson Smeaton Muirfield, House, garden, byre, and land, Mrs. Margaret Henderson Summerfield, House and land, James Skinner Old Fargie and Fargie Bank, Lands, houses, and garden, Peter M'Arthur Damhead, Houses with gardens, John Allan Damhead, House, shop, and garden, Peter Anderson Damhead, Houses with gardens, Robert Barclay Damhead, Joiner's workshop, &c., Alexander Deas Damhead, House, wrigt's shop & garden, Henry Deas Damhead, Houses with gardens, James Dick Damhead, Houses with gardens, David Gordon Damhead, House, shop, stable, garden, &c., David Harley Damhead, House and garden, Mrs. Mary Deas or Simpson Damhead, Houses with gardens, Rev. John Young Damhead, Stationmaster's house, North British Railway Co. Part of the North British Railway line (2 miles 19 chains), North British Railway Co. Glenfarg Station (part), North British Railway Co.
These parishes formed a detached part of Perthshire, lying on the Forth between the counties of Clackmannan and Fife. They have now been transferred to the county of Fife .....
C.
The parish of Alyth was situated partly in the county of Forfar and partly in the county of Perth. ..... it has been placed wholly in the county of Perth.
The following subjects have thus (while remaining in the parish of Alyth) been transferred from the county of Forfar to the county of Perth :--Place. Description. Proprietor. Estate of Borland -- Borland, Land, hill, and pasture, Heirs of Patrick M'Kenzie Wynd of Borland, House, Heirs of Patrick M'Kenzie Hillock, Land, hill, and pasture, Heirs of Patrick M'Kenzie Estate of Coldrach -- Coldrach, Farm, cottage, and grass parks, Trustees of late Patrick Allan Fraser of Hospitalfield Estate of Drumfork -- Drumfork, House, garden, servants' houses, and grass parks, James Duncan Drumfork House, land, and grazing James Duncan Estate of Drumore -- Drumore, House, garden, and hill, Andrew Usher Drumore, Houses, Andrew Usher Duan, House, pasture land, and woodlands, Andrew Usher Whitehouse, Farm, Andrew Usher Estate of Dunay or Wards of Borland -- Dunay, House, farm, and hill ground, Peter Fleming Lower Whitehouse, House and pasture land, William Fleming Estate of Milltown &c. -- Blacklunans, House, Trustees of late William Shaw Milton of Blacklunans, Farm and houses, Trustees of late William Shaw Leyhillocks, Pendicle , Trustees of late William Shaw Milton, House, Trustees of late William Shaw Miltonmuir, Moor, Trustees of late William Shaw Mount Blair, Hill pasture and lodge, Trustees of late William Shaw Shaw's Croft, House and pasture land, Trustees of late William Shaw Westerton, Cottage and moor, Trustees of late William Shaw Westerton and Parks, Farm, Trustees of late William Shaw
In adjusting the boundaries between Forfarshire and Perthshire it was necessary to deal with three of the eight detached parts of the parish of Caputh. The whole of tthe parish except these three detatched parts was situated in the main portion of the county of Perth. One of these three detached parts formed part of the county of Forfar. It was situated at Balbeuchly, and had been annexed to the parish of Auchterhouse ..... The remaining two of these three detached parts were also detached parts of the county of Perth. The one was situated at Foffarty, and has been transferred to the county of Forfar and to the parish of Kinnettles. The other was situated at Broughty Castle, and has been transferred to the county of Forfar and to the parish of Monifieth .....
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The parish of Coupar-Angus was situated partly in the county of Forfar and partly in the county of Perth. ..... it has been placed wholly in the county of Perth.
The subjects thus transferred are for the most part situated in the police burgh of CA
NGUS. The county boundary previously ran through the town. It now follows the eastern boundary of the parish of Coupar-Angus, and accordingly all the subjects in the town of Coupar-Angus are now placed in the county of Perth. It would serve no good purpose to enumerate the various small properties and their proprietors. The following subjects have been transferred from the county of Forfar to the county of Perth :--
Place. Description. Proprietor. Estate of Coupar Angus -- Abbey, Land, E. A. Stuart Gray of Gray Meadowside, Farm, E. A. Stuart Gray of Gray Thornally, Land, E. A. Stuart Gray of Gray Coupar Angus, Land, inn, stabling, and house, Caledonian Railway Co. Coupar Angus, Glebe, Heritors of the parish Part of the Caledonian (Scottish North-Eastern) Railway line (1 mile 21 chains or thereby) in the vicinity of Coupar-Angus Station, Caledonian Railway Co. Coupar-Angus Station (part), Caledonian Railway Co.
This parish, which was united for educational and other purposes with the Forfarshire parish of Fowlis-Easter has been transferred to the county of Forfar .....
The parish of Kettins had a detached part which was also a detached part of the county of Forfar. It was situated at Bandirran, and adjoinded the Perthshire parishes of Collace, Kinnaird, and St. Martins, and a detached part of Caputh. ..... this detached part has now been transferred to the parish of Collace and to the county of Perth.
The following subjects have thus been transferred from the county of Forfar to the county of Perth (and at the same time from the parish of Kettins to the parish of Collace) :--Place. Description. Proprietor. Estate of Bandirran -- Bandirran, Mansion-house, garden, policies, servant's houses, grass parks, and woodlands, Trustees for W. M. Macdonald of St. Martins Bandirran, Pendicle, houses, and land, Trustees for W. M. Macdonald of St. Martins Mill, Bandirran, Farm, Trustees for W. M. Macdonald of St. Martins East Bank Park, Trustees for W. M. Macdonald of St. Martins
The parish was situated partly in the county of Forfar and partly in the county of Perth. It has now been placed wholly in the county of Forfar ......
D.
This parish of Arngask was situated partly in the county of Fife, partly in the county of Kinross, and partly in the county of Perth. .....it has been placed wholly in the county of Perth.
The following subjects have thus (while remaining in the parish of Arngask) been transferred from the county of Kinross to the county of Perth :--Place. Description. Proprietor. Barley Mill, House, meal mill, lands and woodlands, Robert Bruce of Glendeuglie Smiddyhill, House and garden, Robert Bruce of Glendeuglie Birniehill, Farm, Alexander Elder of Newhill Easter Blair, Farm, John Keay of Butterwell Wester Blair, Lands, Heirs of J. B. Reid Wester Blair, House, byre, and garden, James Clark Candy Barley Mill, House, Trustees of late Arthur Hay Barclay Glendy and Candy, Farm, Trustees of late Arthur Hay Barclay Glendy, Mill, land, and woodlands, Trustees of late Arthur Hay Barclay Craigfary & Shirend, House, land, and woodlands, John Luke, hertaible creditor of J. B. Reid Damhead, House and garden, Miss Euphemia Constable Damhead, Land, Alexander Deas Damhead, Land and houses, William Deas, joiner, Perth Damhead, Land and houses, William Deas, joiner, Damhead Damhead, Inn, offices and land, David Dick Duncrevie, House, barn, byre, and land, Alexander Coventry Duncrevie, House, offices, and land, James Lilburne Duncrevie, Shop and houses with gardens, James Lilburne Duncrevie, House and garden, Miss Jane Lilburne, liferentrix Duncrevie, House and garden, Robert Lilburne Duncrevie, House, offices, gardens, policies, and servants' houses, Representatives of late James Marshall Duncrevie, House, land, and woodlands, Representatives of late James Marshall Duncrevie, House, offices, and smithy, Representatives of late James Marshall Hilton of Duncrevie, Farm, workshop and land, Representatives of late James Marshall Langside, Farm, Representatives of late James Marshall Rashiefold, Land, Representatives of late James Marshall Duncrevie, House, shop, and lands, James Simpson Duncrevie, Houses with gardens, James Simpson Duncrevie, House and land, Catherine Templeton Rashiefold, House, offices, and land, Mrs. Agnes Small Redfordneuk, Farm, Mrs. Mary Mailer or Thomson West Plains, Lands, James Niven of West Plains Part of North British Railway line (29 chains), North British Railway Co.
The parish of Forgandenny was situated partly in the county of Kinross and partly in the county of Perth. ......the Kinross part was transferred to Perthshire and it was at the same time transferred to the parish of Forteviot.
The following subjects have been transferred from the county of Kinross to the county of Perth :--Place. Description. Proprietor. Auchtenny, Farm, houses, and woodlands, James Calder of Ardargie Middlerigg, Farm and woodlands, James Calder of Ardargie
The parish of Fosoway & Tulliebole was situated partly in the county of Kinross and partly in the county of Perth. .....a small portion of the Perthshire part was transferred to the parish of Glendevon, and the parish of Fossoway & Tulliebole, as thus altered in area, was placed wholly in the county of Kinross.