Pool of males 632, females 716, total 1348.-24. Polmont, the Moor. This now highly improved, and beautiful, region, seems to have been anciently in a very different state, and to have had its valley overflown. The parish was formed from Falkirk in 1724. See Falkirk. Claret, a place in the lower part, seems the Celtic Claraidh Partition;' and marks the division of land, in this fertile quarter, even in Celtic times. 'Wallace's Stone' is in this parish, about 2 miles above the public road to Edinburgh, and one south of the line of the projected Union Canal. See pp. 197, 198. Population in 1811, males 892, females 961, total 1853-25. Slammannan, 'Slender River,' i. e. place on slender part of river.' Robert I gave Siamannane to William Predergaist. Robertson's Index. David II gave a charter to Isabel Countess of Fyfe, of Airth and Slomanno in Striveling and Richetdraw. Ibid. He confirmed a grant by Thomas Bisset Miles, Ysabelle de Fyf Domine ejusdem ante matrimonium inter me et ipsam in facie ecclesiæ celebratum, partis terræ de Erth et Slamanane, in vic. de Strivelyne. Ibid. Robert II gave a charter to James de Sandilands of Slomannane more in Stirlingshire, to be holden by the said James and Joanna the King's daughter his spouse and their heirs. Ibid. Lord Livingston obtained a charter of Slamannan, from James II, it is said, in 1470. His successors feued part at least of it to different persons. The family retained the superiority till 1715; when they were forfeited, with the patronage of the church. The Lords Torphichens also feued their part similarly. Their properties were blended; but that of each was attached, by what, in Scotland, is called 'thirlage,' to its respective mill. Stat. Account, XIV, 78, 79. 6 We may now formally add an etymology of Stirling, at which we have (p. 736) incidentally hinted; whilst we repeat, that the etymologies of Stirlingshire are submitted as conjec tures only. Stirling, anciently Strila, seems to be derived from Strigh strife,' and lagh not be law the Scoto-Saxon for the few canons of etymology. bending the bow.' It could hill' without violating one of See p. 266. That Polmaise cannot, as stated p. 736, be 'pool of rotting,' is obvious from its appearing under this name in the foundation charter of Kambuskinel, 1147. John Fraser, Printer, THE END. |