Slamannan, Stirlingshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Slamannan. You may be able to find further references to Slamannan in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Slamannan parish Bartholomew
Slamannan a village and a parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Slamannan.

Place Type of entry Source
Arnloss Colliery and Balquhatson Row village Bartholomew
Avonbridge a village Groome
Avonbridge village with railway station Bartholomew
Balcastle a hamlet and collieries Groome
Balcastle hamlet Bartholomew
Balquhatson estate with extensive collieries Bartholomew
Balquhatston an estate, with a mansion Groome
Binniehill a village Groome
Binniehill and Southfield village Bartholomew
Black Loch, Little a small lake Groome
Burn Row village Bartholomew
Burn-Row a village Groome
Crossroads hamlet Bartholomew
Drumclair Colliery mining village Bartholomew
Elirig loch Bartholomew
Ellrig a lake Groome
Limerigg a village Groome
Limerigg village Bartholomew
Lochside village Bartholomew
Southfield part of Bartholomew
Southfield a village Groome

Travel writing

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Longriggend 0 2
Avonbridge 0 2
Caldercruix 0 2
Hillend 0 2
Greengairs 0 2
Blackridge 0 2
Camelon 0 2
Callendar 1 2
Falkirk 10 2
Bonnybridge 0 2
Laurieston 0 3
Grahamston 0 2
Redding 0 2
Castlecary 0 2
Muiravonside 0 2
Brightons 0 2
Haggs 0 2
Plains 0 1
Bainsford 0 3
Bridgecastle 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Slamannan. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
SLAMANNAN John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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