PARISH OF DUNBOG.

THIS PARISH is situated in the northern district of the County, being bounded by the Firth of Tay on the north, the parish of Monimail on the south, by Flisk, Creich, and part of Abdie on the east, and by the larger portion of Abdie on the west. Its greatest length is about four miles, and its greatest breadth about one and a half miles. Only a small point of land stretches down to the Tay. A considerable portion of the Parish is good arable land, which is properly cultivated, the remaining portion consisting of hill pasture, or waste and woodland. There are two ridges of hills which stretch across the Parish, the highest point of these being about 500 feet above sea-level. The northern one forms a continuation of Norman's Law, and is cultivated to the summit. The southern ridge is not so fertile, and comprises the most of the barren land in the Parish. The old Castle of Collairney, now in ruins, is in this Parish. The inhabitants are not numerous, and are for the most part connected with agricultural pursuits. At a former period there was a small village which derived its name from that of the Parish, but it has now disappeared. The Parish Church was erected in 1803. There is no other Church or School except those connected with the Parish. The road from Cupar to Newburgh passes through the Parish.

The POST TOWN is Newburgh.- A walking postman leaves the Post Office about 9 A.M., delivering letters in the villages of Glenburnie, Grange, Lindores, and Dunbog, and leaves Dunbog on his return at 1 P.M.

FARMERS.

Ballingall, John, Dunbog

Barclay, George, Heirs of, Johnstone

Brown, Andrew, Home Farm, Dunbog

Walker, Henry, Collarnie

MISCELLANEOUS.

Black, William, Teacher, Parish School, (& Registrar) Dunbog

Gilchrist, Rev. John, Minister of Parish, Dunbog

Robertson, .James, Shoemaker, Countryhill, by Glenduckie

Smith, John, Inspector of Poor, Craiglug

Stark, William, Joiner, Sandy Knowe

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