[4] Groome's Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland, dating from the mid-1880s, describes Carse of Gowrie as having consisted of a series of isolated mounds, known as inches, surrounded by less well-drained land with stagnant pools still evident in 1760.

[12] Prior to this, according to historian Lawrence Melville, the routes between places were 'mere bridle tracks' and the main way of travelling between Perth and Dundee was on the River Tay by sailing ship or steamboat.

[13] The Dundee and Perth Railway was created by Act of Parliament on 31 July 1845 and built a standard-gauge line through the Carse with stations at or near several villages including Invergowrie, Inchture, Errol, Glencarse and Kinfauns.

The Errol Clay formations were exploited extensively from the nineteenth century to make bricks, drainage tiles and pantiles for roofing at works at Inchcoonans, Falla, Pitfour and Waterybutts.

[19] The Carse of Gowrie Sustainability Group are involved in Carse-wide environmental projects such as the Patrick Matthew trail which includes St Madoes, the Megginch estate, Inchture and Invergowrie.