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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRNGREEN QUARRY (Sandstone) | Cairn Green Quarry (Freestone) Cairn Green Quarry (Freestone) Cairn Green Quarry (Freestone) Cairngreen Quarry Cairngreen Quarry Cairngreen Quarry Cairngreen Quarry |
George Proven W. [Wester] Pitscottie David Lees E. [Easter] Pitscottie James Wannan Pitscottie Inn Thomas Lawson Ceres William Anderson Blebo Mains James Graham Andrew Taylor Several Advertisements |
011 | [situation] About 1 mile W. by N. [West by North] from Pitscottie. This quarry is within the wood of the same name, and yields freestone. Sir Archibald Hope Bart. [Baronet] of Craighall being Lord Superior of the Soil, all his feuars have the right to cart stones from this quarry, and on account of which right the village of Pitscottie and town of Ceres have been built from this and other quarries. |
| CAIRNGREEN WOOD | Cairn Green Wood Cairn Green Wood Cairn Green Wood Cairn Green Wood Cairngreen Wood Cairngreen Wood Cairngreen Wood |
George Proven W. [Wester] Pitscottie David Lees E. [Easter] Pitscottie James Wannan Pitscottie Inn Thomas Lawson Ceres William Anderson John Graham Andrew Taylor |
011 | [situation] About 3/4 of a mile W.N.W. [West North West] from Pitscottie. This name is applied to the large wood between Pitscottie and Ceres. It consists entirely of Firs. Within it is the Cairn Green Quarry, near which is a Trig. [Trigonometrical Station] called "Cairn Green in Tree". The wood belongs to two proprietors, the parish boundary being the line of division. That part on the North belongs to J.H. Rigg Esq. Tarvit. That on the South to Missis Preston Valleyfield, and forms part of the farm of East Pitscottie. |
Continued entries/extra info
37 Parish of Ceres Plan 11D Trace 5
[signed] James Ireland cla [Civilian Assistant] 14th Oct. 1853
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 59 - Parishes of Dairsie, Kemback, Ceres, Cameron and St Andrews, OS1/13/59
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Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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