Museums, archives and heritage in Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire, maritime county, in SW. of Scotland, bounded N. by the river Clyde and Dumbartonshire, E. by Lanarkshire, S. by Ayrshire, and W. by the Firth of Clyde; greatest length, NW. and SE., 31 miles; greatest breadth, NE. and SW., 14 miles; area, 150,785 acres, population 263,374. The principal streams, all flowing to the Clyde, … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Ross & Cromarty

Cromartyshire Cromartyshire, small county, in the N. of Scotland, consisting of 20 detached portions merged in Ross-shire, so that for political and most practical purposes it is treated as a component part of that county. See Ross-shire. – John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887) Cromarty Courthouse Museum Church Street Cromarty IV11 8XA 01381 … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Peeblesshire

Peeblesshire Peeblesshire (or Tweeddale), an inland county in the SE. of Scotland, bounded N. and NE. by Edinburghshire, E. and SE. by Selkirkshire, S. by Dumfriesshire, and W. by Lanarkshire; greatest length, N. and S., 29 miles; greatest breadth, B. and W., 21 miles; area, 226,890 acres, population 13,822. From the narrow central valley of … Read more