Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH STREET [Dysart] | High Street\nHigh Street\nHigh Street | Estate Map\nMr Baines\nMr Watt | 037 | [situation] The principal street of Dysart.\nThe principal street in the town of Dysart extending the whole length of it from S W [Southwest] to N E. [Northeast] |
| FOUL WYND | Foul Wynd\nFoul Wynd\nFoul Wynd | Mr Baines\nMr James Watt\nMr Dow | 037 | [situation] In the town of Dysart.\nA narrow street from the east side of High Street to Pipers Braes. |
| PARTAN CRAIG | Partan Craig\nPartan Craig\nPartan Craig | Mr Baines\nMr Grant\nMr Watt | 037 | [situation] About 10 chains S.E. [Southeast] of Dysart. \nSome detached rocks visible at low water 15 chains. N E [Northeast] from the Harbour, so called from Partan a Crab (see Jamieson) great number of which fish are caught in the vicinity of the rocks. |
| SAND WELL | Sand Well\nSand Well\nSand Well | Estate Map\nMr Baines\nMr Watt | 037 | [situation] On the East side of Dysart.\nA natural outlet for the water from an old coal waste, the water which is said to be very [--] is used by the people in the neighbourhood |
Continued entries/extra info
18 Ph of Dysart\n\n[Note] Partan The common sea crab Jamieson
Transcriber's notes
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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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