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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIEWFIELD HOUSE | Viewfield House Viewfield House Viewfield House |
Mr Beveridge (Writer) Mr Bonnar (architect) ErsKine Beveridge Esquire |
035 | [Situation] About 2 ½ chains East from the Commercial School & about 4 ½ South from the junction of Viewfield Place and James Street A large mansion, pleasure ground and Garden, tastefully designed the property of Mrs Andersons Edinburgh and at present occupied by three families - In the North east corner of the Park which surrounds the house is a turreted dwelling erected by the late proprietor Mr Blackwood for a Tower, and popularly called in the locality "The Folly" |
| THE FOLLY | The Folly The Folly The Folly |
Mr Beveridge (Writer) Mr Bonnar (architect) Mr Crombie (Woodhead st) |
035 | [Situation] About 2 ½ chains East from the junction of Viewfield place & James Street. on the South side of the Road A large mansion, pleasure ground and Garden, tastefully designed the property of Mrs Andersons Edinburgh and at present occupied by three families - In the North east corner of the Park which surrounds the house is a turreted dwelling erected by the late proprietor Mr Blackwood for a Tower, and popularly called in the locality "The Folly" |
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Sheet 5 -- Trace 5 -- Town and Parish of Dunfermline
[Note The Folly] -- Folly - A term applied by the vulgar
to a building made for ornament
than for use. -- Jameson
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 122 - Town of Dunfermline, OS1/13/122
This volume contains information on the place names found in the town of Dunfermline.
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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