In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Maryburgh like this:
Maryburgh, a village on the mutual border of Fodderty and Dingwall parishes, Ross-shire, on the left bank of the river Conon, where it opens into the Cromarty Firth, 1¾ mile S by W of Dingwall town, and 1¼ N of Conon station. It is a modern place, inhabited chiefly by crofters and mechanics; and has a post office under Dingwall, a Free church, and a public school. Pop. (1841) 403, (1861) 503, (1881) 420, of whom 7 were in Dingwall parish.—Ord. Sur., sh. 83, 1881.
Maryburgh through time
Maryburgh is now part of Highland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Highland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Maryburgh itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Maryburgh, in Highland and Ross and Cromarty | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21788
Date accessed: 02nd November 2024
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