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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLATE PENCIL MILL | Slate Pencil Mill Slate Pencil Mill Slate Pencil Mill |
Mr Galloway Major Wilson Mr Ballingall |
016 | A small house recently erected by Mr Galloway occupier of Easter Glasslie for the Manufacture of Slate pencils the Machinery is worked by water power. There were 3 Stone Coffins found at about 130 links North of the Mill when farming the Mill race one of them contained human bones. |
| THREE STONE COFFINS FOUND HERE [Easter Glasslie] | 3 Stone coffins found here | [None] | 016 | A small house recently erected by Mr Galloway occupier of Easter Glasslie for the Manufacture of Slate pencils the Machinery is worked by water power. There were 3 Stone Coffins found at about 130 links North of the Mill when farming the Mill race one of them contained human bones. |
| GOWK STONE | Gowk Stone Gowk Stone Gowk Stone |
Mr Galloway Mr Petrie Mr Ballingall |
016 | A considerable sized Stone North of Easter Glasslie on a rising ground it is about 5 feet high and about 12 feet in circumference. |
| CONLAND BURN | Conland Burn Conland Burn Conland Burn |
Mr Ballingall Mr Galloway Mr Gullen |
016 | A stream of water in a S & S West [South, and South West] direction from the reservoir north of Slate Pencil Mill to the Sheet line near Rhind Hill. The name is applicable from the Hanging Hill to the Sheet line. |
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Plan 16D trace 9 Parish of Falkland
Slate Pencil Mill situation -- 1/4 Mile N.E. [North East] of Easter Glasslie.
Gowk Stone situation -- 12 chains N. [North] of Easter Glasslie.
Conland Burn situation -- Running S. [South] Easterly from Hanging Hill.
[Note - Gowk Stone] Gowk, The Cuckoo. Burns Glossary.
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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