Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Athole and Breadalbane

Athole and Breadalbane, a poor-law combination in the N of Perthshire, comprehending the parishes of Blair Athole, Caputh, Dowally, Dull, Little Dunkeld, Fortingall, Kenmore, Killin, Logierait, Moulin, and Weem. Pop. (1871) 19,412. Its poorhouse has accommodation for 60 inmates.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a poor-law combination"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Perthshire ScoCnty
Place: Atholl

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