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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
Airth	Airth	Rev. [Reverend] William Park Mr. J. Nicholson Statistical Account Grassom's County Map Johnston's County Map		The parish of Airth is in the Presbytery of Stirling, Synod of Perth and Stirling It is generally supposed that the word Airth is derived from the Gaelic ard or ardhe, signifying a hill; and if this supposition be correct, it furnishes strong grounds for the opinion that the parish, which for the most part presents a complete level, owe its name to what is well known by the appellation of the Hill of Airth. It is bounded on the north by the Forth; on the east, by the same river; on the south by the parishes of Bothkennar and Larbert; and on the west, by the parish of St Ninians With exception of the Hill of Airth, and the rising grounds of Dunmore Park, the parish forms an entire plain. And, although there are no records for enabling us to fix the precise period, yet, from the Strata of shells found at no great depth throughout the whole of the low grounds, [continued on page 2 overleaf]

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