Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH (Remains of) [NE of CoUessie] | Old Church (remains of) Old Church (remains of) |
Revd. [Reverend] William Leitch Manse Lord Leven Melville Ho. [House] |
010 | [situation] About 1 1/8 miles NE [North East] by East of the Village of Collessie. The aisle is all that remains of the old parish Church. It is to the westward of the present Church, and is used as the burying place of the Earls of Leven. Surrounding it is the grave yard there are no tombstones of an earlier date than the 18th century, it being a common practice to remove the slabs for the purpose of making hearth stones. [Quotation] "The bell of the old Church which was removed about ninety years ago when the one still in use was erected in its stead, had been used as appeared in an inscription upon it, from the time of Robert Bruce." Leighton's, Fife Vol II [Volume 2] p [127] |
Continued entries/extra info
56 Parish of Monimail Plan 10C Trace 3
[Note to "Church"] G. [German] Text
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
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