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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYSART HOUSE | Dysart House Dysart House Dysart House |
Mr Baines Factor Estate Map Revd [Reverend] William Muir |
037 | [situation] At the S. [South] side of the town of Dysart. A plain Commodious mansion the residence of the Rt. Honble. [Right Honourable] the Earl of Rosslyn, it is situate at the west end of the town of Dysart and commands an extensive view of the Forth. The ornamental ground and gardens are very tastefully laid out. |
| THREE TREES OF DYSART | Three Trees of Dysart Three Trees of Dysart Three Trees of Dysart Three Trees of Dysart |
Estate Map Mr Baines Factor Revd [Reverend] William Muir Mr Laing |
037 | [situation] Near the N.E. [Northeast] side of Pathhead. New Statl. [Statistical] Account p 134 Vol 9 "Near the castle of Ravenscraig three old trees stood together respecting which two traditions have been handed down. The one is that three brothers of the Sinclair family had encountered each other there during the night, that mistaking each other for robbers they fell by each others hands, that they were buried there, that the three trees were planted on their graves. The other is that all the ground around Dysart had originally been under wood and that when the wood was cleared away these three trees were left... |
Continued entries/extra info
11 Ph. [Parish] of Dysart.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 70 - Parishes of Abbotshall, Dysart and Kirkcaldy, OS1/13/70
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Abbotshall, Dysart, and Kirkcaldy.
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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