HERBERTSHIRE, a village, in the parish of DuniPACE,
county of Stirling, 7 miles (W. N. W.) from
Falkirk; containing "61 inhabitants. This village, sometimes
called Milton, is situated on the north bank of the
Carron, over which is a handsome bridge of three arches,
connecting it with the village of Denny. The inhabitants
are chiefly engaged in the printing of calico, which
was first established here in 1783, and is conducted on
an extensive scale, in works belonging to Charles Carnie,
Esq., who has a residence near the village. The number
of persons employed in this establishment is about
400, of whom 120 are females; the process is partly
carried on by machinery of ingenious construction, and
some of the machines will imprint four different colours
at the same time.