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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of TOWER [Balbie] | Mr Watt, Occupier Mr Bogie, Proprietor Mr Aitken, Kinghorn New Stat [Statistical] Acct [Account] |
036 | [Situation] 1⅞ miles S.W. [South West] of Balwearie. Page 414 New Stat [DStatistical] Account "At Balbee a mile and a half eastward there existed a Structure somewhat similar it was taken down about 60 or 70 years ago, and portions of the fine hewn freestone of which it was built may still be seen in some of the walls in the neighbourhood." The above is confirmed by Mr David Watt an intelligent old gentleman who is about 85 years of age he recollects his father taking down the remains of the Tower which he states was a square building the stones of which were used for building walls or fences etc. Mr Watt from his having seen the Tower when a boy can point out its site with accuracy. |
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Parish of Burntisland. Plan 36B.
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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