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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALMBREICH CASTLE (Ruins of) | Balmbreich Castle (Ruins of) Balmbreich Castle,(Ruins of) Balmbreich Castle,(Ruins of) |
Walter Simpson Esqr. Newburgh Andrew Landale Farmer Balmbreich Leighton's Hist: [History] of Fife |
005 | [situation] About 1 mile W.S.W. [West South West] of Logie farm House Balmbreich Castle (Balmbreich is a corruption of Ballanbreich but is used on all the property documents) was long the residence of the Earls of Rothes, but is now the property of the Earl of Zetland, who keeps it in a state of repair on account of its antiquity. The most of the walls are standing and are from 5 to 6 feet in thickness, and where any part of the wall is broken down the proprietor fills up the gap; so it is all enclosed and no one can be admitted without a key from the farmer of Balmbreich. It is supposed to have been built by Andrew the V Earl of Rothes, second son of George the IV Earl; and in consequence of the forfeiture of Norman Leslie, his eldest brother, for being in connection with the murder of Cardinal Beaton; he succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his father. There is no date, arms, or inscription of any kind on it; nor is it known when it was last inhabited. |
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Parish of Flisk -- Plan 5.A. Trace Edge Trace.
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Site of Chapel.
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
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