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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| RAITH HOUSE | [Continued] | with waterfowl of various descriptions. Gazetteer p.2 "The mansion house of Raith is a handsome edifice surrounded by beautifully laid out grounds." "Raith, the ancient seat of the Chief of the Melvills, who had and yet have Sundry lands in this Shire: The Lord Raith, Treasurer Depute, built a very good new house here with all its attendants of Gardens and others." Sibbald's Fife & Kinross. "The Mansion house was Originally built in the year 1694 by Lord Raith, Treasurer Depute, and must have been at that time a Substantial good house. To the original were added two wings during the time of the Mr. Ferguson which made the accommodation very complete." New Stat [Statistical] Acct [Account] |
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| THE SCARS | The Scars The Scars The Scars |
Estate Map Mr. Douglas Mr. Gow |
036 | [Situation] 1⅛ miles N.E. [North East] of Balwearie. A portion of Raith grounds partly planted, so called from a farm of that name having been formerly situate here. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ph [Parish] of Abbotshall
Notes: Rath - Oliver V. Boyd's Almanack 1846. Roth - A place of security, a Strength, a village. Chalmer's Caledonia.
Note: "Raith, the ancient seat of the Chief of the Melvills, who had and yet have Sundry lands in this Shire: The Lord Raith, Treasurer Depute, built a very good new house here with all its attendants of Gardens and others." Sibbald's Fife & Kinross.
Note: "The Mansion house was Originally built in the year 1694 by Lord Raith, Treasurer Depute, and must have been at that time a Substantial good house. To the original were added two wings during the time of the Mr. Ferguson which made the accommodation very complete." New Stat [Statistical] Acct [Account]
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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