Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Alyth

Alyth, par. and town, partly in Forfarshire but chiefly in Perthshire, 23¼ miles NW. of Dundee by rail, 23,296 ac. (of which 3932 are in Forfarshire), pop. 3321; town, pop. 2377; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has mfrs. of woollen and linen goods; jute-spinning is also carried on.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "parish and town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Alyth Parish       Angus County       Perthshire County
Place: Alyth

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