A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Killin, par. and vil., Perthshire - par., 96,926 ac., pop. 1277; vil., at the confluence of the Dochart and the Lochay, near head of Loch Tay, 21 miles N. of Callander and 23 miles SW. of Aberfeldy by rail, pop. 473; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has some small industries, and is a seat of local trade and a centre for tourists. Killin (or Kil Fin) signifies the "burial-place of Fingal," whose supposed grave is marked by a stone in a field to the N. of the vil. A wooded island in the Dochart is the burying-place of the Macnabs, a clan which once owned all the surrounding country.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Killin ScoP Perthshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Killin |
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