GLENDOVAN, or Glendevon, a parish, in the
county of Perth, 8 miles (S. S. W.) from Auchterarder;
containing 157 inhabitants. This parish, which is about
six miles in length and four in breadth, derives its name
from the river Devon, which runs through it in a direction
from west to east, flowing along a narrow and verdant
glen, and being inclosed by banks of considerable
elevation. Glendovan lies in the midst of the Ochil hills,
and is bounded on the north by the parishes of Blackford
and Auchterarder, on the east by Fossoway, on the
south-east by Jluckart, and on the west and south by
Clackmannanshire. It comprises about 6000 acres, of
which not more than 100 are arable, and the whole of
the remainder rich meadow and pasture land. Tlie surface
is varied by the hills, clothed to their summits with
luxuriant verdure; and except about thirty persons employed
in the wooUen manufacture, for which a mill has
been established at Burnfoot, the population is wholly
pastoral. The dairy-farms are well managed; and the
produce is sent to the markets of Alloa and Stirling,
where it finds a ready sale. The annual value of real
property in Glendovan is £1500. A good turnpike-road
passing for about three miles and a half through the
parish, and which was constructed about thirty-five
years ago, has been of great benefit in facilitating a supply
of coal, which is plentiful in the immediate vicinity;
peat-moss is also abundant, and is used to a considerable
extent for fuel. The Devon, a fine copious stream, abounds
with excellent trout, and flows through a tract enriched
with pleasingly picturesque scenery: on the south bank
is Glendovan House, a handsome mansion commanding
a good view of the glen. Ecclesiastically the parish is in
the presbytery of Auchterarder, synod of Perth and
Stirling, and in the patronage of the Crown: the minister's
stipend is £158, with a manse, and a glebe valued
at £20 per annum. The parochial school is well conducted;
the master has a salary of £34, with £15 fees,
8:c., and a house and garden.