Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FALKLAND [parish] | Falkland | New Stat Acct [Statistical Account] Full [Fullarton's] Gazetteer |
016; 017 | [continued] On the south side of the Lomonds with the exception of the Farms of Easter Glasslie and Hanging Myre the lands are chiefly in pasture but to the East and North of the above named range of Hills the Parish is in a high state of Cultivation and pleasingly diversified with portions of planted inclosures which has or presents a fine appearance from the tops of the East or West Lomond. In this parish is the Royal Burgh of Falkland and the Villages of Newton of Falkland & Fruchie the principal trade of which is weaving linen yarns. The principal antiquity of the parish is the Palace of Falkland the Maiden Castle, Roman Camp on the East Lomond and the trenches at the base of the Black Hill. |
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Plan 16D Parish of Falkand
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 29 - Parishes of Falkland, Leslie, Portmoak and Strathmiglo, OS1/13/29
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Falkland, Leslie, Portmoak, and Strathmiglo.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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