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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILLINGS HILL | Gillings Hill Gillings Hill Gillings Hill Gillings Hill Gillands hill |
Mr. F. Conolly Esq. Mr. Young. Mr. Bogie. Archibald Bisset. Hist. [History] of Fife p 115 by J.M. Leighton. |
019 | [situation] About 5/8 of a mile N. by W. [North by West] from Arncroach. A small arable emnence on the farm of Gillingshill from which the farm takes its name. under the surface is a species of soft rock and a few years ago a large quantity of stones were taken away from it for building and road repairs in digging away the surface for this purpose a number of stone coffins containing human remains were turned up but no weapons of any discription if were found in or near it. [Note] Human remains are not to be written on Plan. See remark No2 on plan. |
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25 Parish of Carnbee
[Margin Note] In Forms 136 page..59
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 24 - Parishes of Anstruther Wester and Carnbee, OS1/13/24
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Anstruther Wester, 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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