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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERRT PORT ON CRAIG [town] | Ferry Port on Craig Ferry Port on Craig Ferry Port on Craig |
Mr. Robert Seath Factor Scotscraig. Mr. James Morrison Par. [Parish] School. Mr. James Chalmers Sub [Subscription] School. |
002 | [Situation] In the North East of the Parish of Ferry Port on Craig & Southern margin of the Firth of Tay. This is a small Sea port Town, pleasantly Situated on the South bank of the Firth of Tay, near its mouth.- It consists of several good Streets which, in the new part of the village are well and tastefully laid out, - the houses being generally two Storeys high with gardens etc. attached, the old part however is not so very regular tho' [though] also well built. The Village consists of an old Castle, the Parish Church and Manse, Free Church, U.P. [United Presbyterian] Church, the Parish School, a Subscription School, an Inn and a few P. [Public] Houses, A public Reading Room, & several Shops etc. - The Port is Considered safe and of easy access, being provided with Harbours, Piers etc. This is not [a] Burgh of any sort, but simply a Village erected in Feus from the estate of Scotscraig. There is a Fair held here on the 1st Tuesday of June, Old Style. |
| TAYPORT | Tayport | Baxter Gray Esqre., Springbank. Broughty Ferry N.B. [North Britain] Bradshaw's Railway Guide. |
002 | [none] |
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Parish of Ferry-Port-on-Craig Plan 2B Trace
[Note] The name of the town being the same as the parish name, To be written as the latter name is, without the hyphens.
Transcriber's notes
The name of Ferry Port on Craig was changed to Tayport, hence the later entry, without descriptive remarks, in red.
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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