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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| CALLOCHY BRAE | Callochy Brae Callochy Brae Callochy Brae |
Mr. William Short Mr. D. Methven Estate Map 1852 |
[situation] Leading N. [North] Westerly from the end of Pratt Street. Part of a public highway extending for about 7 chains N.N.W. [North North West] from the end of Pratt Street the hill of brae is a little curved and rather steep adjoining the above named street. |
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| PHILP'S SCHOOL | Philp's School Boys & Girls Philp's School Boys & Girls Philp's School Boys & Girls Philp's School Boys & Girls |
Mr. Westwater Mr. William Short Mr. D. Methven Mr. J. Turner |
[situation] on the W. [West] side of High Street. A neat stone building erected in the year 1832 by the managers of the Linktown Newton and Bridgetown Committee under trust disposition of the late Robert Philp Esqr. the average number of scholars are about 130 boys & girls children of poor persons who are taught a plain english education and clothed free of expense while at the school. Mr. Westwater is the present Master. |
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| DYE WORKS [High Street, Linktown] | Dye Works Dye Works Dye Works |
Mr. Stenhouse Mr. William Short Mr. D. Methven |
[situation] on the East side of High Street. A moderate sized building the property of and occupied by Mr. David Stenhouse who carries on the business of Dyeing Linen and Cotton Yarns. Average number of person employed [obscured] |
Continued entries/extra info
6 Sheet 7 5 feet work Trace 1 &2 Parish of Abbotshall
[Note - Callochy Brae] "This may be from the Gaelic word Cala of Kala, which signifies land in the distance, as at sea" Gaelic dictionary.
Brae - A declivity - Jameson.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 108 - Parishes of Abbotshall and Kinghorn, OS1/13/108
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abbotshall and Kinghorn.
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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