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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| TOLBOOTH STREET | Tolbooth Street Tolbooth Street Tolbooth Street |
Henry Beveridg Esqr. Name at Corner Mr. Drysdale (Town Clerk) Mr. James Birrell |
[situation] Branching East of High Street. A short street leading off the SE [Southeast] side of High Street & extending to the shore of the Forth. |
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| HAWKHEAD'S CLOSE | Hawkhead's Close Hawkhead's Close Hawkhead's Close |
Henry Beveridge Esqr. Mr. Drysdale Mr. James Birrell |
[situation] Branching East from High Street. A narrow passage leading from the SE [Southeast] side of High Street to the shore of the Forth. The celebrated Dr. Adam Smith was born in a house which formerly stood between the building which is now the Bank of Scotland & the N. [North] Western extremity of the close. |
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| Site of CROSS | Cross (site of) Cross (site of) Cross (site of) Cross (site of) Cross (site of) |
Mr. Tosh (writer) Mr. Drysdale Mr. Gibson (writer) Mr. John Duff New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
[situation] In High Street. The site of an ancient Cross at which a market was formerly held. Some stone steps which formed he base of the cross were standing within the memory of one of the authorities quoted (Mr. Tosh) & were removed about the year 1790 & not in the early part of the last century as stated in the New Statl. [Statistical] Account. |
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9 Ph. [Parish] of Kirkcaldy Sheet 4 Trace 4
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 106 - Parish of Abbotshall and the town of Kirkcaldy, OS1/13/106
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parish of Abbotshall, and the town of Kirkcaldy.
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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