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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. SERF'S ISLAND | See page 30 | Mr Baird Kinross factor Mr Dickie Farmer Mr Duncan Vane Mr Tod Findatie Mr Tod West Brackly Fraser's Co. [County] Map 1841 Fullarton's Gazetteer Chambers Gazetteer |
A considerably large island in the east end of Loch Leven the surface of which is arable, from the Southern and Eastern margin of the island the water in dry seasons recedes very much leaving exposed a large extract of Sand and along its western and Southern a Shingly beach. On the Eastern end of the island is a house, said to be part of a chapel founded by Bondeus the Pictish King and dedicated to St. Serf this house is very small but very Strong, lately it was repaired and an addition put to its north side and Converted into a plain fold for Cattle. A little to the West are partly visible the foundation of buildings Said to have been part of the Chapel, around which as well as the existing remains of the Chapel are fragments of Lime and Stone and a large mound of earth, which had [continued] |
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[page] 33 Plan 30B Parish of Portmoak
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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