Port of Menteith is a parish in the district of Monteith, Perthshire. It lies on the southern border of the county, being separated along most of its southern extremity by the River Forth from Stirlingshire and Kippen, and it is bounded on the other sides by Aberfoyle, Callander, Kilmadock, and Kincardine. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Callander, Cuilunum Moss, Gartmore, Port of Monteith, Ruskie, Tomachar
Cardross, Rednock
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Port of Menteith belonged to the Priory of Inchmahome. In 1615 this parish was considerably enlarged by the addition to it of the lands taken from the parish of Leny. The Augustinian Priory of St Colmog at Inchmahome in this parish was founded in 1238 by Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith.
Disjoined Quoad Sacra Parishes:
Gartmore. A chapel was built here in 1791. The parish of Gartmore was disjoined from Port of Menteith and Drymen, and erected 19 July 1869.
Norrieston. A chapel was built here in 1650 on a site gifted by Gilbert Norrie of Norrieston. The parish of Norrieston was disjoined from Port of Menteith, Kincardine-in-Menteith, and Kilmadock on 16 July 1877. A new church was built in 1879.
Trossachs. The parish of Trossachs was disjoined from Callander, Aberfoyle, and Port of Menteith, and erected 6 June 1866.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
Port of Menteith (QO)
Gartmore (QS)
Norrieston (QS)
Trossachs (QS)
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1697-1854 | Port of Menteith | 388 | OPR |
| 1855-1953 | Port of Menteith | 388 | RD |
| 1954-1971 | Aberfoyle and Menteith | 325 | RD |
| 1972-2003 | Aberfoyle and Menteith | 397 | RD |
| 2004-2006 | Stirling; Aberfoyle and Menteith | 397 | RD |
| 2009 | Stirling, Aberfoyle | 397 | RD |
| 2026 | Stirling Council; Port of Menteith Community Council | ||
(2009: Parishes and Registration Districts of Scotland - Old and New, National Records of Scotland)
Local community councils (2026) are provided as a potential source of additional information for settlements within the original boundaries of the parish. (Source)
Statistics from informal and official censuses
Blair, Campbell, Ferguson, Graham, Johnston, Keir, Mitchell, Robertson, Stewart, Wood
Note: Names appearing in research materials, other than censuses. Simple names (First name, surname only) have been omitted unless they appear associated with large properties. All women's names, and men's names with occupations, military ranks, or peerage titles are included.
By Mr W Stirling.
"The inhabitants of the parish, in 1755, amounted to 1865. It is believed, that, for some time, they have been on the decrease, owing partly to the junction of farms, and chiefly to the emigration of cottagers and their families to great towns, and to the cotton manufactures. Most of the adults are employed in agriculture, excepting a few weavers, tailors, shoemakers, blacksmiths, and wrights, stationed in different places for the accommodation of the neighbourhood."
(This section contains excerpts, at times restructured or paraphrased, from an article appearing in Statistical Account of Scotland, Sir John Sinclair, 1791-1799)
Primary Sources:
Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799), Volume 7, p. 139
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 10, p. 1095
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