BLAIRINGONE, a quoad sacra parish (for a time),
chiefly in the parish of Fossoway and Tulliebole,
county of Perth; containing 5*4 inhabitants, of whom
210 are in New, and 79 'n Olfl. Blairingone, 10 miles
(W.) from Kinross. This parish, the name of which
implies " the Field of Spears ", included portions of the
parishes of Muckart, Dollar, and Clackmannan; it was
bounded on the north by the river Devon, and intersected
by the road between Alloa and Kinross. Coal is
abundant, and several mines are in operation; ironstone
of very superior quality is also wrought, and some
veins of an ore supposed to contain a considerable proportion
of sulphur have lately been discovered. In the
parish are several handsome residences, among which
are, Devonshaw, a modern building in the Elizabethan
style, beautifully situated on the south bank of the
Devon; and Arndean, also a modern mansion, of the
same style. The village is in the south-western part of
the parish, and is chiefly inhabited by the work-people
of the collieries. Blairingone was ecclesiastically in
the presbytery of Auchterarder, synod of Perth and
Stirling; the minister was appointed by the heads of
families: the church is a neat plain building, erected
by subscription, aided by a grant from the General
Assembly's Church-extension Committee. There is a
congregation of members of the Free Church, who
assemble in a schoolroom of handsome design, erected
in 1843: the school is for all denominations, and
connected with the Free Church is a library. On the
banks of the Devon is a remarkable spring issuing from
among strata of ironstone, and used medicinally. See
Fossoway.