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Comrie.-- par. and vil., mid. Perthshire, on river Earn, 6½ miles W. of Crieff -- par., 6293 ac. (2340 water), pop. 1858; vil., pop. 1038; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. C. is situated in one of the most beautiful districts of Scotland; is the birthplace of George Gilfillan (1813-1878), Scotch divine, critic, and popular essayist; and is frequently visited by earthquakes, C. being on the great line of fault that separates the Highlands and the Lowlands.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Comrie Parish Perthshire County |
| Place: | Comrie |
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