The Alloa illustrated family almanac, district directory and general register for the county of Clackmannan for 1887 . by the sudden rise of the Iceni toavenge the wrongs of Boadicea. The colonists weremassacred, their houses burned, and the site lefta mass of ruins. The Roman general, SuetoniusPaulinus, however, soon after recovered possession ofthe place; strong fortifications were erected, and pros-perity followed. The walls then erected are amongtlie noblest specimens of Roman architecture to beseen in the country. The town was ravaged by theplague in 1348, 1360, and again in 1665. In 1648
The Alloa illustrated family almanac, district directory and general register for the county of Clackmannan for 1887 . by the sudden rise of the Iceni toavenge the wrongs of Boadicea. The colonists weremassacred, their houses burned, and the site lefta mass of ruins. The Roman general, SuetoniusPaulinus, however, soon after recovered possession ofthe place; strong fortifications were erected, and pros-perity followed. The walls then erected are amongtlie noblest specimens of Roman architecture to beseen in the country. The town was ravaged by theplague in 1348, 1360, and again in 1665. In 1648 itwas the scene of a memorable siege. The Royalistsbravely held out for eleven weeks ; bat at last, all theprovisions of the place having been consumed, andthe soldiers and inhabitants being compelled to liveon horses, dogs, and other animals, the garrison wasobliged to surrender at discretion. Commercially thetown has been occupied in a variety of industries,among others the oyster fishery, which is nowcontrolled by the local Town Council. The oystertisliery was originally granted to the burgesses byRichard BODrL\TiDDAN CHIRCH ^^ ^^^Slf^
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