Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALCARRES CRAIG | Balcarres Craig Balcarres Craig |
A. Edmonston Gateside. Mr. Adamson Balcarres. Hist. [History] of Fife by JM Leighton, p 119 |
019 | Parish of Kilconquhar. A long narrow ridge of hill on the farm of Balcarres. It has a precipitous termination on the S.W, [Southwest] side and is all cover'd with a wood. On its Summit is a small tower of circular shape built on it for ornamental purposes & on top of this is a Trig. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trig. [Trigonometrical] Party "Balcarras Craig T.S." |
| DEN BURN | Den Burn Den Burn Den Burn |
A. Edmonston Gateside. J. Forgan Elie. Mr. Russell Pitcorthie. |
019 | A small stream rising on Cassingray and flowing through "Lathallan Den" "Balneil Den" and "Balcarres Den" on entering the former it gets the given name and after leaving the latter, where the Mill Lead branches off it to Kilconquhar Mill, it is called Kilconquhar Burn - on to Muircambus Mill where the name again changes to "Cocklemill Burn". It falls into the Firth of Forth at Shooters Point. |
Continued entries/extra info
56 List of names collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst. Plan 19C Trace 5
[signed] T Smith 19th May [obscured]
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 23 - Parishes of Newburn, Kilconquhar and Carnbee, OS1/13/23
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Newburn, Kilconquhar, and Carnbee.
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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