Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Abernethy

Abernethy, par. and vil., Perthshire and Fifeshire, on rivulet Nethy, 8½ miles SE. of Perth by rail -- par., 9544 ac., pop. 1714; vil., pop. 906; P.O. It has a remarkable round tower 74 ft. high, probably dating from the 10th century.


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

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Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Abernethy Parish       Perthshire County
Place: Abernethy

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