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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOSS WOOD | Moss Wood Moss Wood Moss Wood |
Hugh McDiarmid Alexander Spark Mr Kenninmonth |
032 | [Situation] -- About 54 Chains S.W. by W. [South West by West] of Earls Seat. A very extensive Wood principally Fir Trees. generally thicKly planted, but in the interior there are open spaces where there are no trees, and other parts where the trees are few - the property of Admiral Wemyss. |
| GRAHAM'S FOLLY | Grahams Folly Grahams Folly Grahams Folly |
Hugh McDiarmid Alexander Spark Mr Keninmonth |
032 | [Situation] -- About 30 Chains S.W. by W. [South West by West] of Earls Seat. A very extensive Plantation of Young Fir trees with a small Portion of mixed wood, the property of Admiral Wemyss - The ground belonged to, and was planted by a person named Graham but soon after it became the property of Admiral Wemyss, hence the name. |
| WEMYSS MOSS | Wemyss Moss Wemyss Moss Wemyss Moss |
Hugh McDiarmid Alexander Spark Mr Kennimonth |
032 | [Situation] About 35 Chains S. by E [South by East] of Ore Mills A piece of heathy land with small stunted scattered trees, the property of Admiral Wemyss. |
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Plan 32A -- Wemyss Parish
[Note Graham's Folly] Folly - A term applied by the vulgar
to a building more for ornament than use, -- Jamieson
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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