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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORMIE HILL | Cormie Hill Cormie Hill Cormie Hill |
Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Mr Douglas Factor Mr Sang Surveyor |
031 | [situation] 1 1/8 Mile S. by W. [South by West] of Chapel "On Cormie Hill, or that eminence on which the Raith Tower stands, there have been found at different places Several rude stone coffins similar to what have been found in other parts of Scotland some urns have also been dug up containing human bones. On the part where the tower stands there was an artificial mound." The Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Fifeshire page 150 |
| RAITH TOWER | Raith Tower Raith Tower Raith Tower Raith Tower |
Stat. Acct. p.[Statistical Account page] 150 Mr Douglas Factor Mr Gow asst. [assistant] Factor See Plan 30B |
031 | [situation] On Cormie Hill A square stone building erected on the Summit of Cormie Hill the west Side of which has an additional buttress or Stair extending from its base to the top, the tower is ornamented on its top with four Circular small projecting towers or Turrets which adds very much to its appearance. |
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Parish of Abbotshall -- Plan 31D.
Comrie Hill [Note] "On the part where the Tower stands, there was
a small artificial mound, on removing which
it evidently appeared to have been a burnt mould
and many fragments of deers horns were found
in it. From several appearances, this hill is
supposed to have been in former days a military
Station, or at all events a place of natural rendezvous." New Stat. Acct." [Statistical Account]
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 11 - Parishes of Abbotshall and Auchterderren, OS1/13/11
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abbotshall and Auchterderren.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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