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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOGLEYS | Bogleys Bogleys Bogleys Bogleys Bogleys Boglies |
Tack Valuation Roll Estate Plans Mr Bain Mr George Dow. Tenant Johnston's Co. [County] Map |
032 | [Situation] 1/2 Mile N.E. [North East] of Gallatown A good farm with tolerably good house & Steading situate about 50 Chains N. [North] of Gallatown & 10 Chains W. [West] of the E. P. [Edinburgh Perth] & Dundee Railway, is the property of the Earl of Rosslyn. [Note] -- Boglie. Haunted by hobgoblins. Jamieson's |
| STANDING STONE [Gallatown] | Standing Stone Standing Stone Standing Stone |
Revd [Reverend] William Muir E. [Established] Manse Dysart Mr Bain Senr [Senior] Mr Bain Junr [Junior] |
032 | [Situation] 3/8 Mile N. [North] of Gallatown A large Rough Red Sandstone standing perpendicular 6 feet above the ground is 3 feet wide & 20 inches thicK, Supposed to have been placed to marK the site of a battle, or the spot where some hero fell. A few years ago. one. Hansell Monday the Colliers in the neighbourhood removed the Stone in expectation of finding treasures beneath and were much disappointed in not finding anything. |
| RACE ROAD | Race Road Race Road Race Road |
Mr Bain Mr George Dow Mr Forbes |
032 | [Situation] Branching off the Cupar & Burntisland road about 10 Chains N. [North] of Gallatown A narrow crooKed lane in a very bad state of repair branching off the KirKaldy District Trust Road No 1 at 12 Chains N. [North] of Gallatown; it takes an E. [Easterly] direction, and terminates at the Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway. At Gallatown Fair Horse & DonKey Races etc are run on this Road. hence the Name |
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Dysart Parish -- T [Trace] 9 -- 32A
[Note Standing Stone] -- "There is a Stone erected in a field to the north
of the town. The tradition is, that a battle with
the Danes had been fought there. A rivulet
running through that field is called Kingslaw Burn." -- Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 12 - Parishes of Abbotshall, Auchterderran, Dysart and Wemyss, OS1/13/12
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abbotshall, Auchterderran, Dysart, and Wemyss.
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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