Dowally

Dowally
St Anne's Church, Dowally
Dowally is located in Perth and Kinross
Dowally
Dowally
Location within Perth and Kinross
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Council area
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CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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56°36′47″N 3°37′45″W / 56.613186°N 3.629299°W / 56.613186; -3.629299

Dowally is a village and parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of Dunkeld on the A9 road.[1]

The village has a parish church dedicated to St. Anne, it was constructed in 1818 and replaced a previous church which had been constructed around 1500 but fell into ruin by 1755.[2] In 1861 the population was 486 by 1881 this had reduced to 431.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Blairgowrie & Forest of Alyth", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2008, ISBN 0-319-23121-6
  2. ^ J. Dowling (2003). "Dowally Parish Church, Dunkeld". scottishchurches.org.uk.
  3. ^ "Dowally". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 19 December 2018. Quoting from Frances Groome's 1882-1884 Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland


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