Dowally

Human settlement in Scotland

Dowally

Location within Perth and Kinross

OS grid referenceNO001480Council area

Perth and Kinross

Lieutenancy area

Perth and Kinross

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPoliceScotlandFire Scottish AmbulanceScottish Scottish Parliament

North Tayside
North East Scotland

List of places: UK; Scotland

56°36′47″N 3°37′45″W / 56.613186°N 3.629299°W / 56.613186; -3.629299

Dowally is a village and parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of Dunkeld on the A9 road.^[1]

The village has a parish church dedicated to St. Anne, it was constructed in 1818 and replaced a previous church which had been constructed around 1500 but fell into ruin by 1755.^[2] In 1861 the population was 486 by 1881 this had reduced to 431.^[3]

References

^ "Blairgowrie & Forest of Alyth", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2008, ISBN 0-319-23121-6
^ J. Dowling (2003). "Dowally Parish Church, Dunkeld". scottishchurches.org.uk.
^ "Dowally". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 19 December 2018. Quoting from Frances Groome's 1882-1884 Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland