Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland facts for kids
The book's title page
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| Author | Francis Hindes Groome |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | T. C. and E. C. Jack |
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Publication date
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1901 |
| Media type | Hardback book |
| Pages | 1762 |
| OCLC | 1050257987 |
The Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland is a very detailed book about Scotland. It was written by Francis Hindes Groome and published in 1901. Think of a gazetteer as a special kind of encyclopedia for places.
This book brings together six earlier volumes that were written between 1884 and 1885. It was updated several times before this final 1901 edition. The book describes every city, town, village, and even small hamlets in Scotland. It starts with a place called Aven in Aberdeenshire and ends with Zetland, which is the old name for Shetland.
Besides just places, the book also tells you about tourist spots and important historical sites. It even includes information about the history of Scottish family names and clans.
Who Helped Write This Book?
The book has a special section at the end, about 130 pages long, called a "general survey." Many different experts helped write this part. They shared their knowledge about various topics related to Scotland.
For example, James Geikie wrote about Scotland's main physical features, like its mountains and valleys. William Melven covered the history of Scotland. Other experts wrote about things like:
- Scotland's size and where it is on the map.
- How many people lived there.
- The country's industries (what people made or did for work).
- Its amazing mountains, lakes, rivers, and islands.
- How the country was governed.
- The transport system, like roads and railways.
- Fishing, deer forests, and grouse moors.
- Farming and agriculture.
- The animals of Scotland (called zoology).
- The weather (called meteorology).
- The rocks and land (called geology).
- The plants of Scotland (called botany).
- Education in Scotland.
- The history of churches and religion.
- Scottish language and literature.
- The Gaelic language and its literature.
This shows how many different areas of knowledge were included to make the book very complete!
What Else Is Inside?
This "new edition" of the book also includes some extra helpful features. It has an appendix with information from the 1901 United Kingdom census. A census is like a big count of all the people and what they do in a country. The book also comes with a detailed map of Scotland, made by Collins Bartholomew.
Still Useful Today
Even though the book is old, it's still very important! You can find the full book online on the A Gazetteer for Scotland website. It's also part of a larger project by the University of Edinburgh. You can even search directly within "A Vision of Britain through Time" to find information from this gazetteer.
The original six volumes of the book were first published by Thomas C. Jack. These older books are kept safe at the National Library of Scotland.
