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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| PATHHEAD | Pathhead Path-head Pathhead Pathhead Pathhead Pathhead Pathhead Pathhead |
New. Statl. [Statistical] Account Gazetteer of Scotland Bills & Advertisements Robert Hutchison Braehead House Messrs. Tosh & Gibson Factors for Dunnikier Mr. John Duff Revd. [Reverend] Charles Jameson Scottish Directory |
[situation] Betwixt the towns of Kirkcaldy and Dysart. New Stat. [Statistical] Account p 139 "Pathhead is in the Western extremity of the Ph. [Parish] (Dysart) at the head of a steep descent leading to Kirkcaldy called the Path & from thence it derives its name. It is divided into Pathhead proper or Dunnikier, & Sinclairton. The former or old town which is of very ancient date, is built on the estate of Dunnikier. The latter or New Town is built on the estate of the Earl of Rosslyn." Gazetteer p 490 "Path-head a quoad sacra parish & a considerable town in the western extremity of the parish of Dysart, & is divided into two districts, Dunnikier, the superior of which is Oswald of Dunnikier, & Siclairtown, belonging to the Earl of Rosslyn." The above appears to apply to the division for Ecclesiastical purposes, the name Pathhead is generally understood by the inhabitants to apply to that portion of the estate of Dunnikier which is built on, & to extend eastward along the coast from the Path, to a thoroughfare called New Road, on the W [West] side of Ravenscraig Castle, & Northward nearly in a straight line from New Road to the west side of Broad Wynd, & from thence to a [point] 7 chains WSW [West South West] along railway from the Booking office of the sinclairtown station. The locality is bounded on the west by East Burn. All [the] proprietors in Pathhead are feuars of G.G. Oswald Esqr. of Dunnikier. |
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| DUNNIKIER | Dunnikier | [None given] | [Quotation - Dunnikier] Lawson's Gazetteer has the following. "Pathhead a populous Village in the parish of Dysart, situated on the face of a hill overlooking the Firth of Forth, and extending to Kirkcaldy, of which it is a continuation, though included within the Parliamentary burgh of Dysart. It is divided into the districts of Dunnikier and St. Clairtown. The road to Cupar and Dundee passes through this village." | |
| SINCLAIRTOWN STATION | Sinclairtown Station Sinclairtown Station Sinclairtown Station |
Name Board at Station Edward Philp Station Clerk Mr. William Millie |
[situation] At the North side of the town. A small passenger & luggage station on the Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway. |
Continued entries/extra info
7 Sheet 1 Trace 2 Ph. [Parish] of Dysart.
[Quotation - Dunnikier] Lawson's Gazetteer has the following. "Pathhead a populous Village in the parish of Dysart, situated on the face of a hill overlooking the Firth of Forth, and extending to Kirkcaldy, of which it is a continuation, though included within the Parliamentary burgh of Dysart. It is divided into the districts of Dunnikier and St. Clairtown. The road to Cupar and Dundee passes through this village."
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
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