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"all Studious to endow the Culdees of Loch Leven. There they performed their usual
functions, till the reforming hand of David I fell upon them. To the priory of St. Andrews
this pious prince gave the Monastery of St. Servan, with the island of Loch Leven; and with
an intimation, that if the Culdees would live peaceably, they should be protected, but,
if they Should resist the royal grant, that they would be expelled the holy isle of
Servan. Spotiswoode and Keith erroneously place the Monastery of Portmoak on St.
Servan's isle; so as to Confound it with the priory of Loch Leven." Chalmers Caledonia Vol 1 page 437
"It was David I who ejected the brethren of St. Serf established on the secluded little
isle of Lochleven, and Merged both that and the Culdee house of Monymusk
into the new priory of Canons regular of St. Austin established at St. Andrews."
Prehistoric Annals of Scotland page 605
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 5 - Parishes of Ballingry, Cleish, Kinross and Portmoak, OS1/13/5
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Ballingry, Cleish, Kinross, and Portmoak.
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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