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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE RAVINE | The Ravine The Ravine The Ravine The Ravine |
Andrew Douie Esquire Mr. Tod Mr. D. Swan Commissioner Adam's Book on the estate Page 18 Part 4 |
030 | [situation] 1⅛ Miles N. [North] of Kelty. A small narrow hollow now planted through which the Old Road to Perth passed and along which Queen Mary escaped from her confinement in Loch Leven Castle. At the South entrance to this Ravine Commissioner Adam erected a Bridge on which is the following inscription, "The Road to Perth( Anciently St Johnstoun), passed here within memory. The Ravine was much longer and deeper Cottar Houses stood around , called Parenwell from the Spring which rises a hundred yards below southwards". "Pitscottie Says in his History Anno 1564, June, about this time the Earl of Rothes with certain Gentlemen came to Parenwell beside Dowhill thinking to have taken by Lord Darnley from the Queen as they rode from St Johnstoun to the Queensferry. But she being advertised had past by before they met". "These inscriptions were placed here in July 1838 by William Adam L.C.C.J.C. [Lord Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court ] AEtat 87." |
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Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 7 - Parishes of Beath, Cleish and Ballingry, OS1/13/7
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Beath, Cleish, and Ballingry.
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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