Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Rattray

Rattray.-- town (police burgh) and par., Perthshire - par., 5382 ac., pop. 3051; town and police burgh, on river Ericht, opposite Blairgowrie, pop. 2533; the town comprises the vils. of New Rattray; P.O; and Old Rattray; P.O.; flax and jute spinning is carried on.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Rattray Burgh       Perthshire County
Place: Rattray

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