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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREE CHURCH MANSE [Dysart] | Free Church Manse Free Church Manse Free Church Manse |
Revd. [Reverend]Walker (Free Church Minister) Mr. Dow Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Muir |
037 | [situation] In the Town of Dysart. A comfortable dwelling house with garden attached, the residence of the Free Church Minister. It is the property of the members of the Free Church. It is situate on the W. [West] side of Quality Street at its northern extremity. |
| MANSE [U.P. Dysart] | Manse U.P. [United Presbyterian] Manse U.P. [United Presbyterian] Manse U.P. [United Presbytetrian] |
Revd. [Reverend] Pettigrew (UP) [United Presbyterian] Minister. Mr. Dow. Revd. [Reverend] William Muir. |
037 | A detached cottage with garden attached, on the E. [East] side of Limepots Road, in which the U.P. [United Presbyterian] Minister resides it is the property of the members of the [congregation] |
| ST DENNIS' CHAPEL (Remains of) | St. Dennis' Chapel St. Dennis' Chapel St. Dennis' Chapel St. Dennis' Chapel |
New Stat. [Statistical] Account Gazetteer Revd. [Reverend] William Muir Mr. Baines Senr. [Senior] (Factor) |
037 | [situation] In the town of Dysart. New Statl. [Statistical] Account page 134. "Towards the south or lower part of the town of Dysart, there was anciently a small chapel; said to have been dedicated to St. Dennis. It is still called St. Dennis' Chapel; part of the original wall is standing; but the building has long been used as a smithy." The Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Muir who has lately been delivering lectures on the antiquities of Dyart says "In an old deed I have found the situation of St. Dennis' Chapel well defined" - "The Chapel contained one Altar dedicated to St. Anne the Matron. The last Mortification I have found made to the Romish Church, was made to the Altarage on the 2nd October 1544 by Agnes Melville of the... |
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8 Ph. [Parish] of Dysart.
[Quotation - St. Dennis' Chapel] " There was a priory of Black Friars in the town of Dysart their chapel, called St. Dennis, was long in a ruinous state, but was lately converted into a forge." Old 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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