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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WITCH KNOWE | Witch Knowe Witch Knowe Witch Knowe Witch Knowe |
Mr Fraser Mr Grant James Brown Mr Pringle |
039 | A small Knoll this which the Great North Road passes - near Inverkeithing where tradition says - witches were burnt for sorcery etc. |
| GALLOW BANK | Galla Bank Gallow Bank Gallow Bank Gallow Bank Gallow Bank Gallow Bank |
Mr Fraser New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Mr. William Pringle Mr. Hoggan N. [North] Queensferry Mr. Angus - Inverkeithing Mr. Grant. Inverkeithing |
039 | A slope on the N [North] Western side of the Ferry Hills where there was formerly a jibbet for the execution of Criminals. It was on this bank that Oliver Cromwell is supposed to have encamped prior to the Battle of Pitreavie. "The Magistrates had the power of Pit and Gallows within their jurisdiction, that is, of inflicting the punishment of drowning or hanging, in testimony of which, a rising ground facing the town, still bears the name of the Gallowbank and there is still in it a Gallow tower" New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Inverkeithing Parish [in header]
[Note] Knowe, A hillock, Jameson.
[Note] Gallows An elevated station for a view. or a place where criminals were executed in feudal times Jameson.
1/8 mile N.W. [North West] of North Queensferry [Situation for Witch Knowe]
7/8 mile N.W. [North West] of North Queensferry [Situation for Gallow Bank]
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 76 - Parishes of Dunfermline and Inverkeithing, OS1/13/76
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Dunfermline, and Inverkeithing.
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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