Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYSART [parish] | Parish of Dysart Parish of Dysart Parish of Dysart Parish of Dysart Parish of Dysart Parish of Dysart |
New Statl. [Statistical] Account. Sibbald's Hist. [History] Gazetteer of Scotalnd Johnston's Co. [County] Map Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] the Sheriff's List of Parishes. |
024; 031; 032; 037 | [situation] On the N. [North] side of the Firth of Forth in the Co. [County] of Fife. Gazetteer page 418. "The name is of Celtic origin signifying the Height of God. The form of this Ph. [Parish] is that of an irregular parallelogram, nearly 4 Miles in length from North to South, & varying from 1 1/4 to 2 1/4 miles in breadth from East to West. It is bounded on the South by the Frith, [Firth of Forth] on the East by the Phs. [Parishes] of Wemyss & Markinch, on the North by Kinglassie, & on the West by Kinglassie, Auchterderran & Kirkcaldy. The Ph. [Parish] is in the presbytery of Kirkcaldy & Synod of Fife. |
| DYSART [burgh] | Town of Dysart Town of Dysart Town Of Dysart Town of Dysart Town of Dysart |
New Statl. [Statistical] Account Sibbald's History Gazeteer of Scotland Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Johnston's Co. [County] Map |
037 | [situation] About 3/4 mile N.E. [Northeast] of Pathhead. The town of Dysart is a Royal Burgh & joins with Kirkcaldy Kinghorn & Burntisland in sending a member to Parliament: a few years ago the Burgh was disenfranchised in consequence of some informality..... [continued] |
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3 Ph. [Parish] of Dysart 37A Trace 4
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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