Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT (Remains of) | Fort (Remains Of) Fort (Remains Of) |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Duncan Ph. [Parish] Minister Mr. Cameron Ph. [Parish] School |
009 | [situation] On The Summit of Clatchard Craig. The remains of an old Fort on the top of Clatchard Craig. On the East side it is formed by a steep natural precipice on the other sides it is formed into an irregular oblong by a number of ramparts, and fragments of ramparts at irregular distances from each other. these ramparts are formed of earth and Stones but Chiefly the former, the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Duncan Parish Minister says there is no record to show whether it is a British, Pictish or of Roman construction. it is one of those hill forts of which there exists no record of the date of its erection or by what class of the early inhabitants of the locality it was constructed. In Leighton's History of Fife page 156 it is said to be one of two British forts which the Parish Contains. |
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28 Parish of Abdie Plan 19B Trace 2
[Note - to Fort] Old English
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 49 - Parishes of Abdie and Newburgh, OS1/13/49
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abdie and Newburgh.
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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