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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLEACHING GREEN [Falkland] | Bleaching Green Bleaching Green Bleaching Green |
Mr F Deas Provost Mr C Gullen Town Clerk Mr F Howden Factor |
016 | [situation] In the town of Falkland. A small inclosure at the South side of the West Port used as a bleaching green by the inhabitants who pay the nominal sum of 7/6 annually for the privilege it belongs to the Corporation. |
| BURIAL GROUND [Falkland] | Burial Ground Burial Ground Burial Ground |
Mr F Deas Mr C Gullen Mr F Howden |
016 | [situation] In the town of Falkland. A place of burial for the inhabitants of the surrounding neighbourhood there are two private vaults and some of the tombstones bear date 1670. |
| WEST PORT [Falkland] | West Port West Port West Port West Port |
Mr F Deas Mr C Gullen Mr F Howden New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Accoount] |
016 | [situation] In the town of Falkland. This name applies from the West end of the High Street to the Mill Dam a gate or barrier is supposed to have been erected at the first named place hence the name. |
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Plan 16D trace 4 Parish of Falkland
[Note -Burial Ground.] "The present burial ground was probably first used for the purpose of interment about the year 1670, as the earliest date upon the tombstones is 1674." New Stat. [Statistical] Account.
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
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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