Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLONEL BURN | Colonel Burn Colonel Burn Colonel Burn |
Robert Gentle (Mawmill.) William Mitchell (Gairney House) Mr Laurie (Borland) |
030 | [Situation] Passing the W. [West] side of Craigton and unites with Gairney Water near the village of Cleish. A small Stream gathering on the farms of Middle and Easter Coldrain and running in a South easterly direction forms the boundary between the Parish of Kinross and Fossaway till it joins the Gairney Water a little north of Cleish Church. It is traditionally reported in the locality that the name arose from the Circumstance of a duel having been fought on the banks of the Stream, between a Colonel and Civilian and that the former was vanquished by the latter. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 6 Plan 30A Trace No.1 Parish of Kinross.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 4 - Parishes of Cleish, Fossaway and Kinross, OS1/13/4
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Cleish, Fossaway, and Kinross.
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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