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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURE AS DEATH BANK | Sure As Death Bank Sure As Death Bank Sure As Death Bank Sure As Death Bank |
James Hay Pilot, Newburgh William Anderson Pilot, Newburgh Charles Farrie Fisherman Andrew Morris Fisherman |
005 | [situation] About 1/2 a Mile N.N.W. [North North West] of Balmbreich Castle. A small sand bank visible at low water, and is insulated. It is so called from the fisherman who first fished on it having asserted that he Caught Fish on it; and then Confirmed it by the Common phrase "Sure as Death, I have". |
| LADY DUNDAS BANK | Lady Dundas Bank Lady Dundas Bank |
James Hay Pilot Newburgh William Anderson Pilot Newburgh |
005 | [situation] About 7 chains North of Balmbreich Castle. A small sand bank visible at low water; and is peninsulated. It owes its name to the circumstance of a vessel being wrecked there called Lady Dundass. |
| WHIRLY KIPS | Whirly Kips | Revd. [Reverend] R.F . Fisher Flisk John Mitchell Fliskmiln Robert Mitchell Pittachop |
005 | [situation] Upwards of 1/2 a mile S.E. [South East] of Fliskmiln. A Small Hill on the Farm of Fliskmiln & on the Eastern side of Fliskmiln Hill. The surface though Cultivated has the appearance of Several Small Knowes, hence Kips, the meaning of the name is not Known. |
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Parish of Flisk -- Plan 5. A. Trace 1.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 39 - Parishes of Flisk and Abdie, OS1/13/39
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Flisk, and Abdie.
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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