James Stobie
Scottish factor
About James Stobie
James Stobie was a factor (Scotland).
James Stobie was the factor to John Murray, the 4th Duke of Atholl, in the late 18th century. He is best known for designing the layout of Perthshire villages on the bequest of the Murray. In 1784, he designed the village of Stanley and in 1786 he designed the layout of Pitcairngreen.
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