INTRODUCTION.

"Luis(mall diſtri& of country, lying on the banks of the Forth, is ſituated between 56* 3 and 56* 14/ of north lat. and from 3 56' to 3* 40' long. weſt from Greenwich, and between 46' and 309' welt of the meridian of Edinburgh.

It comprehends the pariſh of Alva, which belongs to the county of Stirling 3 the pariſhes of Culroſs, Tullyallan, Muckhart, and Glen Dovan, in the county of Perth 3; rhoſe of Dollar, Tillycoultry, Clackmannan, and Alloa, which, together with a part of the pariſh of Logie, compoſe the ſmall county of Clackmannan: two-thirds of the remaining part of the pariſh of Logie belongs to the county of Perth, and the other third to that of Stirling.

This diſtri& extends, on the north ſide of the water of Forth, about 15 miles in length: but if the meanders of the river were to be followed, the diſtance would be fully 26 miles. The medium length of the diſtri& may be about 14 miles, by 74 in breadth, making 105 ſquare miles, or about 67,200 Engliſh ſtatute-acres*. Of theſe, 30,720(according to Mr. Stobie's map of Perth and Clackmannan) belong to the county of Clackmannan 3 which is fituated between 5625" and 562 14706 north lat. and from 3* 33' to 3* 56" weſt of Greenwich, and between 44' and 23/ weſt of the meridian of Edinburgh.

Rivers.=-The only navigable river is the Forth, which waſhes the ſouthern part of this diſtri. The tide flows to the Cruives at Craigforth, which are a little above the water of Allan, which is the weſtern boundary of the diſtri. The windings of the Forth are very remarkable. The diſtance from the quay of Alloa to that of Stirling, meaſured in the

3 Correſponds nearly to 52,882 Scotch acres.+ Nearly 24,175 S-. acr. centre