Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKCALDY [parish] | Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy |
New Stat [Statistical] Account P [Page] 740 County Map H Beveridge Esq. Provost. J T Oswald Esq Voters List Voters List |
037 | New Statistical account of Scotland P (page) 740 There seems to be no good reason for [situation] About 1 1/4 Miles S.W. [Southwest] of Dysart. New Statistical acount of Scotland P [Page] 740. "There seems to be no good reason for doubting the accuracy of the derivation commonly given of the name. It is said to be compounded of Cil or Kil and Celedi or Keledie the Culdees. Prior to the introduction and establishment of Popery in Scotland the Caldees, who had erected several Religious establishments in Fife and Kinross had one of their houses called Cells, here; hence the place was called Kil celerdie. During the Scots Saxon period the name was changed into Kirkcaledie and subsequently it was contracted into Kirkcaldie and Kirkcaldy. The latter name is now used by the Borough Authorities and by the generality of the leading men of the town. The parish was originally large but is now very small in comsequence of the erection of the adjacent parish of Abbotshall it is 2 1/2 miles in length and scarcely 1 in breadth and is bounded on the S E [Southeast] by the Frith of Forth. on |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Kirkcaldy
No. 21.
Plan 37 A
Top right corner 33
Situation
About 1/4 miles S.W 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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