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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORROCK HILL | Orrock Hill Orrock Hill Orrock Hill Orrock Hill Orrock Hill |
James Bogie Esqr. Mr. David Watt (Orrock) Mr. Drysdale New Statl. [Statistical] Account Johnston's Co [County] Map |
036 | [Situation] 2 Miles S.W. [South West] of Balwearie. A hill of considerable elevation on the South side of the road from Kirkcaldy to North Queensferry, on the summit of which stands a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station. The sides of the hill are generally cultivated but the summit is covered with whins. |
| BALBIE | Balbie Balbie Balbie Balbie |
James Bogie Esqr. (Proprietor) Mr. David Watt (Tenant) Ploughgate List Voters List |
036 | [Situation] 1⅞ Miles S.W. [South West] of Balwearie. A good Farm house & outbuildings the property of James Bogie Esqr. Situate on the East side of Orrock Hill. |
| Site of a CAIRN [Orrock Hill] | Mr Bogie, Proprietor Mr David Watt, Occuopier of Balbie Mr Aitken, Kinghorn |
036 | [Situation] 1⅞ miles S.W. [South West] of Balwearie. New Stat [Statistical] Acct [Account] page 414 "Near the same place a barrow or tumulus was opened fifty years ago when some square stones were found arranged in the form of a Coffin but Containing no particular relics. In connection with the above tradition states that a battle was fought here between the Danes & Scots and that the Cairn was erected to mark the Spot or where those slain were interred." |
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Ph [Parish] of Burntisland
Note: Bal, - The initial syllable of a great many names of Places in Scotland. Jamieson.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 133 - Parishes of Abbotshall, Aberdour, Auchtertool, Burntisland and Kinghorn, OS1/13/133
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abbotshall, Aberdour, Auchtertool, Burntisland, and Kinghorn.
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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