Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Vol. 1 of 2

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Excerpt from Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Vol. 1 of 2: Comprising the Several Counties, Islands, Cities, Burgh and Market Towns, Parishes, and Principal Villages, With Historical and Statistical Descriptions, From Abbey to Jura The Proprietors of the "Topographical Dictionary of Scotland" have much satisfaction in presenting their Subscribers with the concluding portion of their undertaking in illustration of the Topography of the United Kingdom. Some time has now elapsed since they first circulated proposals for publishing Dictionaries of England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, in succession, in ten volumes. They trust, however, that the delay has enabled them to make the volumes more exact and comprehensive than they could possibly have been made in a shorter period, and the Proprietors of this almost national Publication can truly say, that they have spared no pains, and held back from no reasonable expense, calculated to render their labours worthy of the favour of the Subscribers. In compiling the present Dictionary, the Proprietors have had the benefit of the stores of topographical and statistical information collected in the fifteen octavo volumes of the "New Statistical Account of Scotland, " a work to which the Established Clergy were the chief contributors. It would be impossible to enumerate the various private parties to whom the Dictionary is indebted for valuable assistance. As in the prefaces to the former volumes, the Proprietors must now content themselves with a general and yet most grateful acknowledgment of the kind aid they have received from numerous persons. For the Seals and Arms that embellish the Work, the Proprietors' thanks are chiefly due to the Town-Clerks of the several Burghs, who obliged them with the wax impressions from which most of the engravings have been executed. Their best acknowledgments are also due to the Principals of King's College Aberdeen, of Marischal College Aberdeen, and of Glasgow College, the Reverend the Librarian of the University of Edinburgh, and the Reverend C. J. Lyon, M.A., of St. Andrew's, Author of the valuable History of that city, for copies of the Official Seals of the five great Universities of Scotland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.