Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAIL [Cupar] | Jail Jail Jail |
Mr. Scott Cupar Mr. A. Sturrock. Cupar. Mr. G. Pagan. Cupar. |
011 | [situation] Upwards of 1/4 of a mile N.E. by N [North East by North] of the Town of Cupar. A large unornamental stone building erected for prison purposes in the year 1843. it is a strong substantial building three storeys high with underground cells, and governors residence or apartments and such accommodation as is usually considered necessary for the classification of prisoners,- Debtors and Criminals, it is enclosed by a high and substantial stone wall with a porters lodge at its entrance and has within this suitable offices as storerooms airing shed. Cisterns for supplying the prison with water. The average number of prisoners of all classes is about 80 annually. there is no chapel or other place of worship within the precincts - it was built at the expense of the county. |
Continued entries/extra info
10) Parish of Cupar Plan 11A Trace No. 3
Transcriber's notes
Although some information is obscured in the page fold, this information is repeated in Volume 111 (Cupar Sheet 2) where it has been cross checked.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 56 - Parishes of Cupar and Dairsie, OS1/13/56
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Cupar and Dairsie.
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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