Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOMB DEN | Tomb Den Tomb Den |
William Pratt Lower Bunzion William Cairns Cults Lime Works. |
017 | [situation] Nearly 1 1/2 Miles E.N.E. of the Village of Pitlessie. A ravine at the north west end of Walton Hill planted with fir and forest trees having on its west side an encampments which is supposed to be Roman and in the centre of which is a Tomb or Mausoleum from which the Den has taken its name. |
| TOMB (Crawfurd Family) [Tomb Den] | Tomb Tomb |
William Pratt Lower Bunzion William Cairns Cults Lime Works. |
017 | [situation] Nearly 1 1/2 Miles E.N.E. [East North East] of the Village of Pitlessie. A small rectangular building enclosed by a high wall, situated on the west side of The Tomb Den. It was built by one of the Earls of Craufurd for a Family Mausoleum or Burying place. [Note] On the Walton Hill there is the mausoleum of the Crawford family, a handsome Grecian building erected by the father of the late Earl. Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] page 568. |
Continued entries/extra info
22 Parish of Cults Plan 17B Trace 3
[Note - Tomb Den - arrowed to Remarks] Roman? See last page omo [Ordnance Map Office]
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 14 - Parishes of Collessie, Cults, Kettle, Cupar, Ceres and Monimail, OS1/13/14
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Collessie, Cults, Kettle, Cupar, Ceres, and Monimail.
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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