Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIR | Henry Steele Tenant) J.Bywater Esq (Esquire) M. Forbes Gallatown. |
032 | A small farm house inland being of the best quality pleasantly situation on high ground overlooking the Firth of Forth is the property of the Earl of Rosslyn. | |
| BLAIR POINT | Robt (Robert) Bonthron, Thos (Thomas) Bonthron, John Ireland |
032 | A small headland with rough rugged rocks about 3/4 miles S.W (South West) of Wemyss. | |
| PRISONER OF CHILLON [sculpture] | J.Bywater Esq (Esquire) J.Bywater Esq (Esquire) John Duncan Mr Robertson |
032 | A figure cut in in the rock near Blair Point. said to have been done by a poor man living at Dysart a John'Patterson. The goodness of design structural skill displayed by the young untutored artist, this being his attempt, executed person to form a subsculpture, to plan and publically perform it he protect it from being disfigured by any hands. |
Continued entries/extra info
Blair
Situation
3/4 mile S.W. of West Wemyss
Blair Point
Situation
3/4 mile S.West (South West) of West Wemyss.
Sculpture
Prisoner ofChillon
Situation
3/4 Mile S.W. (South West) of West Wemyss.
Transcriber's notes
The Prisoner of Chillon
The fourth word in the Description is unclear, perhaps it is a mistake.
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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