Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANT WELL | Chant Well Chant Well |
Alex [Alexander] Robertson (Halbeath) David Dow (Keirsbeath) |
035 | [Situation] 25 chains NNE [North North East] of Halbeath. A good spring well on the farm of Hallhouse. This is an old established name and it appears its orig [origin] was owing to the manner in which the water gushed out, having a kind of rumbling noise. latterly the noise has cease in Consequence of the land about the well having been drained. |
| WATERHEAD (In Ruins) | Waterhead (in ruins) Waterhead (in ruins) |
David Goodall (Hallhouse) David Dow (Keirsbeath) |
035 | [Situation] ΒΌ mile NE [North East] of Halbeath. Two rows of houses now in ruins, formerly occupied by Colliers belonging to the Hallbeath Colliery. They are on the farm of Hallhouse. |
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Trace No. 2 Parish of Dunfermline
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 131 - Parishes of Aberdour, Beath, Dalgety, Dunfermline and Inverkeithing, OS1/13/131
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Aberdour, Beath, Dalgety, Dunfermline, and Inverkeithing.
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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