Statistical Accounts of Scotland
The two Statistical Accounts of Scotland provide important source material for historians of Scotland. They comprise county and parish descriptions compiled by Church of Scotland clergy across a critical 40-50 year period during the agricultural and industrial revolutions, and cover topics such topography, climate, population, agriculture, schools, fishing, and morals.
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Content description
The two Statistical Accounts of Scotland, covering the 1790s and the 1830s, are among the best contemporary reports of life during the agricultural and industrial revolutions in Europe. Learn more about the area in which you or your ancestors have lived, or use this key source to study the emergence of the modern British State and the economic and social impact of the world's first industrial nation.
Based largely on information supplied by each parish church minister, the original (first) Statistical Account and the New (second) Statistical Account provide a rich record of a wide variety of topics: wealth, class and poverty; climate, agriculture, fishing and wildlife; population, schools, and the moral health of the people.
Main subject areas
Multi-disciplinary: Humanities, Social Science, Geography and Environment
Academic level
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Date range
1790 - 1830
Updates
Not applicable
Publisher's selection policy
In addition to the Statistical Accounts additional related resources are made available within the service.
Cost
Access to the Statistical Accounts of Scotland service is by subscription. Note all internet users can browse, view and print the scanned original pages from the two Accounts by clicking on the "browse the scanned pages" link on the Statistical Accounts of Scotland login page.
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Accessibility
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