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9 Parish of Kettle. Plan 18B Trace 1. (from Insertion Edge)

[Note:] " There are the remains of an old Tower which is said to have anciently belonged to a family of the name of Seaton, of whom the tradition still is that they were very notorious robbers and murderers. The old road from Cupar to Kinghorn passed through Clatto Den and in the face of hill which forms its boundary there is alleged to have been a cave which communicated with the Tower of Clatto, and had another opening to the road from which the Seatons rushed out upon the unsuspecting passengers who had occasion to pass along the road and dragging them into the cave, robbed and murdered them. The following is the traditional account of the discovery and punishment of these assassins. "One of the Scottish Kings, said to have been James IV, passing that way alone was attacked by a son of the laird of Clatto, but the King immediately drew his sword and with one blow cut off the right hand of the robber, with which he had caught hold of the bridle of the..Kings..."(over)