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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERMITS' CAVE | Hermits' Cave. Hermits' Cave |
Capt. [Captain] W.H.M. Dougall Royal Navy, Scotscraig. Robert Seath, Factor, Scotscraig |
002 | [Situation] Nearly ½ a mile W.S.W. [West South West] of the Mansion House of Scotscraig. A small cave in the face of a precipitous rock on Craig Law, It is about six feet above the base of the rock. It is about seven feet high, eight feet long and about four wide. It is supposed to have been inhabited at some period by Hermits, To which circumstance it owes its name. It is a natural cave and there is no tradition in the locality as to its ever being occupied for any purpose or as to the circumstance which gave rise to the name. research has been made and no written acct. [account] could be found relating to it . |
| CRAIG STREET [Ferry Port on Craig] | Craig Street Craig Street |
Capt. [Captain] W.H.M. Dougall Royal Navy Scotscraig. Robert Seath Factor Scotscraig | 002 | [Situation] About 6 chains S.W. [Southwest] of the Parish Church of Ferry Port on Craig. A small street extending from Queen Street in direction of Scotscraig house. There are houses one story high on the South side, and one and two stories high on the North side, all in good repair with gardens attached. |
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Parish of Ferry-Port-On-Craig Plan 2B Trace 3.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 32 - Parishes of Ferry Port on Craig and Forgan, OS1/13/32
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Ferry Port on Craig, and Forgan.
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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