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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELVILLE HOUSE | Melville House Melville House Melville Park Melville House |
Lord Leven Proprietor Revd. [Reverend] William Leitch Manse (Ph.) [Parish] County Map. Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife |
010 | [situation] About 7/8 of a mile E.N.E. [East North East] of the Village of Collessie. Melville House the seat of the Earl of Leven and Melville is situated on an extensive plain, surrounded by parks, in which are a great number of fine old trees. The house is large and the style of architecture plain. It is four storeys in height, with the entrance to the North; extensive offices are attached, and westward of the house is the home farm, one large building with the necessary conveniences. Bounding the demesne are slips of plantation, and south of the house is an extensive wood through which winds the principal approach. The lodges are four.......[over] |
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49 Parish of Monimail Plan 10C Trace 3
[Note - appended to object name] (1692)
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 54 - Parishes of Abdie, Collessie and Monimail, OS1/13/54
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abdie, Collessie, and Monimail.
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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