The topographical, statistical, and historical gazetteer of Scotland (1848) (14787367103)

Identifier: topographicalsv21848scot (find matches)
Title: The topographical, statistical, and historical gazetteer of Scotland
Year: 1848 (1840s)
Authors: Scotland. (Appendix. - Descriptions, Topography & Travels.)
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Publisher: Edinburgh : A. Fullarton and Co.
Contributing Library: National Library of Scotland
Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland



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in bulk or altitude, they con-tribute by the beauty of their contour and the rich-ness of their dress some tine features to a singularlyornate landscape, and lift the eye over a large ex-panse of scenery unsurpassed in Scotland by the love-liness of its natural features, the opulence of its ar-tificial decorations, and the number, variety, andharmony of its parts. The view in the interior ofthe parish, aided by the hill-screens of Kinnoul, isthat of an exquisitely ornamented cavity,—a gorgeousbut Lmited amphitheatre,—a magnificent nest fea-thered all round with the softest and most finelytinted elements of scenic luxury. But the viewfrom the hill-tops, particularly from Moncrieff, wherethe eye minutely scans the clustering of all sorts ofpicturesque things in Kinnoul, and wanders over theluscious and far-stretching districts of Strathearnand Gowrie, is so exultant, so superb, that Pen-nants laconic panegyric upon it can hardly becomestale,— It is the glory of Scotland. Both the
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PERTH. 511 heights on the boundaries, and numerous swells inthe interior, subside by gentle gradients into a luxu-riant stretch of plain, which extends along the Tay.Nearly three-fourths of the whole parochial area isarable ground in a state of the highest cultivation ;upwards of 700 acres are covered with wood; andthe caps of some of the hills, as well as the twobeautiful pendicles of level ground called Inches, inthe immediate outskirts of the town, are disposed inpasture. The soil on the higher grounds is a richloam; and, on the low or level grounds, it is a clayeyalluvium lying upon gravel. The old red sandstone,dipping toward the north-west, lies beneath most ofthe parish; it was at one time quarried as building-stone, but was found too perishable. A vast bed ofconglomerate occurs in the south-west. Greenstone,basalt, and other forms of trap, constitute the hillsalong the south; and the trap-rock is in one placequarried as road-metal. Boulders of granite andgneiss, which must hav