Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| EDINBURGH PERTH AND DUNDEE RAILWAY (Harbour Branch) | Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway (Harbour Branch) Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway (Harbour Branch) Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway (Harbour Branch) |
Mr.Napier (station master) William Bean Alexander Brodie |
[situation] Passing East Bridge Mills. A short branch of the Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway for the conveyance of goods between the main line & the Harbour. It is a steep incline up which the waggons are drawn by a stationary engine at the junction. |
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| THE PATH | The Path The Path The Path |
New Statl [Statistical] Account Henry Beveridge Esqr. Robert Hutchison ESqr. |
[situation] Leading from the W. [West] end of Nether Street. Statl. Acct. [Statistical Account] page 139. "a steep descent leading to Kirkcaldy called the Path" The name applies to the road from East Bridge to the Junction of Nether Street, & Planters Wynd at Pathhead. |
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| BRAEHEAD HOUSE | Braehead House Braehead House Braehead House Braehead House |
Robert Hutchison Esr. (owner) Mr. Thomson Mr. James Bogie Matthew Beveridge |
[situation] Near the W. [West] end of Middle Street. A recently erected comfortable family residence, standing on an eminence which commands an extensive prospect along the Frith of Forth. The ground on which the house stands belongs to a society called the "Prime Gilt Box society of Kirkcaldy" (Of which Mr. Matthew Beveridge is treasurer) established for the relief of distressed seamen, & seamens widows. Mr. R. Hutchison Esqr. the owner of the house pays a feu duty to the above named society. |
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| BRAEHEAD COTTAGES | Braehead Cottages Braehead Cottages Braehead Cottages |
Robert Hutchison Esqr. Mr. Thomson Mr. Ingram |
[situation] At the W. [West] end of Middle Street. A row of neat cottage houses on the South side of Middle Street at its western extremity. |
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11 Ph. [Parish] of Dysart Trace 4
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 103 - Parish of Kirkcaldy and Dysart, OS1/13/103
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parish of Kirkcaldy and Dysart.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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