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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURT CAVE | Kings Cave Bark Cave |
Estate Maps T. Bywater Esqre. J.Bywater Esqre. Mr. Robertson James Oswald John Oswald John Spence New Statistical Acct. of Scotland Old Stat. Acct. |
032 | A large cave adjoining the shore at E. end of East Wemyss. Tradition says Baronial Courts were held herein also James 4. took shelter in it with a -- of gipsies. Tradition says that the fishermen to Tan their sails in this cave hence Bark cave. The cave nearest to the sea shore is called the Court Cave, two reasons are assigned for the name. One is that when the lands of Easter Wemyss were the property of the Colvills, they here held their baron-court; another that King James IV. in a frolick once joined a company of gypsies, who were here making merry, and when the liquor began to operate, the gypsies as usual with people of their charactor, began to quarral among themselves; upon this his majesty started to mediate between the parties, but they, ignorant of the rank of their new associate were about to handle him pretty roughly for his goodness which obliged the king to discover himself; in allusion to this affair, the cave was afterwards ironically called the Court Cave. Old Stat. Acct. |
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 125 - Parishes of Dysart and Wemyss, OS1/13/125
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of 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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