Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSCRIPTION SCHOOL [Dysart] | Subscription School Subscription School Subscription School Subscription School |
Revd. [Reverend] William Muir Mr. Dow. Mr. Watt (Baillie) James Mill (schoolmaster) |
037 | [situation] In the town of Dysart. A good stone building situate at the E. [east] side of High Street at its northern extremity. It was erected by a mortification left by Peter Smith Esqr. & a grant from the Treasury, Reading. Writing & arithmetic are taught, the average attendance is 80, the masters income is derived from the scholars fees. |
| TOWN HOUSE [Dysart] | Town House Town House Town House |
Mr. Dow (Town Clerk) Revd. [Reverend] William Muir Mr. Watt (Baillie) |
037 | [situation] In The Town of Dysart. New Statl. [Statistical] Account page 134 Vol [Volume] 9 "The Town House was built in 1617" It is now used for the meetings of the town council & any public meetings connected with the Burgh, part of it is occupied as a reading room. |
| POST OFFICE [Dysart] | Post Office Post Office Post Office |
Mr. Dow Mr. Watt Mrs Pye (Postmistress) |
037 | [situation] In the Town of Dysart. Part of a dwelling house on E [East] side of High Street 1 chain N.E. [Northeast] from Town House It is a sub office of the Kirkcaldy Dist. [District] |
Continued entries/extra info
7 Ph. [Parish] of Dysart
[Quotation - Town House]
"The whole is a plain building of strong ruble work, ornamented with a tower and spire. Part of it was occupied as a barrack - room by Cromwell's soldiers and part of it as a magazine, some of the soldiers, however having entered the magazine with a lighted match, while in a state of intoxication, the whole building was almost reduced to a ruin, and was not rebuilt for several years afterwards. " New Stat. acct. [Statistical Account]
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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