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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPLELANDS | Templelands Templelands Templelands Templelands Templelands |
P.G. Skene Esq. Full. [Fullartons] Gazetteer. Map of Town. Mr. Skinner. Leightons Fife. |
016 | [situation] In the village of Strathmiglo. Two small Feus situated nearly in the centre of Strathmiglo, they originally belonged to the Knights Templars and after the suppression of that Order, they fell into the hands of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. The eastmost Feuar is still held by his title to keep up the "Cross of St. John" on the most conspicuous part of the tenement, as the distinguishing mark between Templelands and Burgage Property". upon pain of forfeiture of the Feu without the necessity of any declaration or other process of law to that effect, "This small Temple tenement pays one shilling Scots of Feu duty to J.B. Gracie Esq. the superior of the Temple Lands in Fife. - Leightons Hist. [History] of Fife. |
Continued entries/extra info
17 Plan 16B Strathmiglo Parish.
[Note] "Templelands". The land which formerly belonged to the Knights Templars. Jameson.
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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