Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINGSSEAT KNOWE | Kingsseat Knowe Kingsseat Knowe Kingsseat Knowe |
William McDonald (Kingsseat) John McDonald (Outh) George R. Barclay Esqr. (Keavil House) |
030 | [situation] A little N. [North] of Kingsseat farm house. A small rocky pasture Knowe or Knoll on the farm of Kings-seat. Mr. William McDonald says that there is a tradition in the locality of this district having been much infested with Wolves Which Some of the Kings of Scotland used to hunt, And that in Consequence of the Kings making the Knoll their favourite resort for taking their luncheon the name Arose. |
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[page] 23 Plan 30C Trace No.4 Parish of Dunfermline.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 6 - Parishes of Beath, Cleish and Dunfermline, OS1/13/6
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Beath, Cleish, and Dunfermline.
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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