Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LETHEM WELLS | Lethem Wells Lethem Wells Lethem Wells |
Estate Map 1789 Mr. Barnes Factor Mr. Watt Dysart |
037 | [situation] 3/8 of a mile S.W. [Southwest] of Dysart. Two spring wells 20 chs [chains] S.W. [Southwest] of the harbour. There was formerly a public bleach green for the inhabitants on Dysart north of the wells, which is now enclosed, but there is still a right of way to the wells by a footpath along the high water mark. |
| WHITE CRAIGS | White Craigs White Craigs White Craigs |
Estate Map Mr. Baines Mr. Watt |
037 | [situation] 1/4 mile S.W. [Southwest] of Dysart. A point of rocks between the Lethem Wells & the Harbour, so called from their white appearance compared with the surrounding rocks. |
| ASHLAR HEAD | Ashlar Head Ashlar Head Ashlar Head |
Estate Map. Mr Baines (Factor) Revd. [Reverend] William Muir |
037 | [situation] 15 chains S.W. [Southwest] of Dysart. A high precipitous point of rocks immediately west of the harbour. [note] Ashlar. Hewn & Polished, applied to stones. Jamieson. |
| THE FORT | The Fort The Fort The Fort Fort |
Mr. Dow (Town Clerk) Revd. [Reverend] William Muir Mr. James Normand Estate Map 1789 |
037 | [situation] 15 Chains S.W. [Southwest] of Dysart. The extreme point of the rocks called Ashlar Head. Although known by this name there is no appearance of its having been fortified, neither is there any tradition in the neighbourhood that it ever was. |
Continued entries/extra info
13 Ph. [Parish] of Dysart.
[Quotation - The Fort] "A high rock commanding the Forth, is called the Fort and is said to have been fortified by Oliver Cromwell. No remains of any works there appear." Old & New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Full. [Fullarton's] Gazetteer.
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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