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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWN HOUSE [Strathmiglo] | Town House Town House Town House Town House |
Plan of Town. Mr. Skinner. Mr. Senior. Full. [Fullartons] Gazetteer of Scotland. |
016 | [situation] In the village of Strathmiglo. A small building situated in (obscured) the centre of Strathmiglo, purchased in 1730 by the Burgesses of the Burgh of Strathmiglo to be used as a Town Hall or House, as it is called. About the year 1756, after the [superiority] had passed into the hands of the Lords [Balfour] of Burleigh, the Burgesses resigned their old Jail into the hands of the [superiors] and purchased the present town-house, [which] is smaller, but more in the centre of the [obscured]. Having obtained a right to the [stones] of the old castle of Strathmiglo (Cairn-Flappet) from the Superior, they, in 1734, erected in front of the Town Hall a handsome Steeple, consisting of [a] square Tower, terminating in an [obscured] balustrade and surmounted by [an] octagonal Spire 70 feet in height. Full. Gazetteer of S [Scotland] This building is used by the [Feuars] of Strathmiglo - at the present [time] and is also their property. |
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16 Plan 16B Strathmiglo Parish
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 27 - Parishes of Abernethy, Auchtermuchty, Falkland and Strathmiglo, OS1/13/27
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abernethy, Auchtermuchty, Falkland, and Strathmiglo.
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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