PERSEY, a district, on the river Shee, in the parish
of Bendochy, county of Perth, 13 miles from the
church of Bendochy. This place, which includes North
and South Persey, belonged to the monks of Cupar-
Angus, from whom it was purchased about the time of
the Reformation; it is now the property of Capt. John
Stewart, and Charles Farquharson, Esq. The lands form
part of the Highland district of the parish, and comprise
I871 acres, of which 287 are arable, 412 woodland, and
1 1 72 pasture. A chapel was erected here about the year
178.5, at an expense of £150, paid by contributions, for
the accommodation of the inhabitants of this distant
portion of the parish, and adjoining portions of the neighbouring
parishes. It is a neat structure containing 400
sittings; and the minister derives a stipend from the
seat-rents, averaging £70, and has a manse, erected in
1835 by subscription. The proprietor of North Persey
granted the site for the chapel and the manse, with half
an acre of ground for a garden. Persey chapel is under
the superintendence of trustees for maintaining it in con- '
nexion with the Established Church.