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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIRL STONE | Thirl Stone Thirl Stone Thirl Stone Thirl Stone Hurl Stone |
William Anderson Esqr. Glentarkie George Rutherford Farmer Nocknarnie George Davidson Shepherd Dumbarrow County Map Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife. |
009 | [situation] Nearly 1 1/4 Miles N.N.E. [North North East] of the farm house of Glentarkie. A large stone, the top of which is about a yard square, and is about 18 inches above the srface of the ground. It is an established point of boundary between the Counties of Perth and Fife. This was formerly a market place, where the surrounding farmers sold their wool. &c.; and on all market days there was a flagpole placed in the hole that's in the stone. |
| LITTLE LADY LOCH | Little Lady Loch Little Lady Loch Little Lady Loch Little Lady Loch |
William Anderson Esqr. Glentarkie George Rutherford Farmer Nocknarnie George Davidson Shepherd Dumbarrow Mr. Guthrie Balvaird Cottage. |
009 | [situation] About a Mile N.N.E. [North North East] of the farm house of Glentarkie. A large pond, which owes its name to the circumstance of a ghost being seen about that place which appears in the form of a lady. On the property of Mr. Oglevie Auchtermuchty. |
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22 Parish of Auchtermuchty Plan 9.C. Trace 2.
[Note - Thirl Stone] G. [German] Text
[Quotation]
"North of Petenbroigh and on the very boundary of the Shire near where some roads meet is a large Stone called the hurl Stone. The Stone is hard whinstone but has a hole in it into which it is said the standard for the weight of a great fair at one time belonging to Abernethy and held here was inserted, it is said the fair was principally for the sale of Wool which was weighed at this stone." Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife vol II. p.207
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 50 - Parishes of Abernethy, Auchtermuchty and Strathmiglo, OS1/13/50
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abernethy, Auchtermuchty, and Strathmiglo.
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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