CAMBUS, a village, in the parish of Alloa, county
of Clackmannan, 2 miles (W.) from Alloa; containing
287 inhabitants. This village, which is pleasantly situated
on the west bank of the river Devon, is inhabited
chiefly by persons who are employed in an extensive
distillery. A small fishery for salmon, in the Devon, is
carried on with considerable success; it is the property
of Lord Abercroraby, under whom it is held on lease, at
£20 per annum. Michael Stirling, who lived in the
village, invented the threshing-mill, upon which many
improvements have been subsequently made.