RUTHVENFIELD, a village, in the parish of TibBERMORE,
county of Perth; containing 4*25 inhabitants.
This is one of the only two villages in the parish,
which formerly contained several others, now no more.
The village of Ruthvenfield is the seat of a considerable
printing establishment, occupying one of the waterfalls on
the Lead stream: this waterfall, about sixty or seventy
years ago, was employed in turning an oil-mill, the premises
belonging to which were subsequently converted
into bleaching-works, and more recently into a printfield.
After some time, the works in this last branch of business
lay dormant; but in I S30 they were commenced
anew by the present proprietors, Messrs. Duncan, from
Glasgow; and now nearly "2,000,000 yards are printed
here, in every variety of style, for the home and foreign
markets, employing about 360 persons, of whom onehalf
are men and one-half women and children. At
Huntingtowerfield, the other village, is a large bleaching
establishment.