Muiravonside, Stirlingshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

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

Place Type of entry Source
Muiravonside parish Bartholomew
Muiravonside a parish Groome

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

Place Type of entry Source
Almond or Haining Castle a ruin Groome
Blackbraes village Bartholomew
Blackbraes a village Groome
Blackston hamlet and railway junction Bartholomew
Blackstone a hamlet Groome
Bowhouse railway station Bartholomew
Bowhouse a station Groome
Burnbridge village Bartholomew
Burnbridge a village Groome
Burnside a village Groome
Drumbowie school Bartholomew
Haining Castle original name Bartholomew
Linlithgow Bridge a village Groome
Linlithgow Bridge village Bartholomew
Maddiston village Bartholomew
Maddiston a village Groome
Manuel railway station Bartholomew
Manuel House a mansion Groome
Redford seat Bartholomew
Redford House a mansion Groome
Standrig part of Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Brightons 0 2
Polmont 0 2
Avonbridge 0 2
Redding 0 2
Torphichen 0 2
Bridgecastle 0 2
Laurieston 0 3
Linlithgow Bridge 0 2
Callendar 1 2
Kinneil 0 2
Grangemouth 2 2
Armadale 0 2
Linlithgow 13 3
Falkirk 10 2
Grahamston 0 2
Bathgate 1 3
Bainsford 0 3
Bothkennar 0 2
Slamannan 0 2
Camelon 0 2

Names from historical writing

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

Name Author Source
MORANSIDE F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
MUIRAVONSIDE 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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