Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARGARETS | St Margarets St Margarets St Margarets St Margarets St Margaret's Hope St Margarets |
Mr Pringle Mr Douglas Mr Fraser Mr Grant Directory to Gentlemens Seats Robert Steedman, Postmaster Dunfermline |
039 | A handsome residence, situated on the Firth of Forth and commands a good view of the opposite coast. It is surrounded by a plantation having numerous walks through it. From its proximity to the Bay "St Margaret's Hope" it is called "St Margaret's" and is well known in the neighbourhood by this name. |
| PORT LAING | Port Laing Port Laing Port Laing Port Laing Portlaing |
Mr Fraser Mr Grant Mr Pringle Mr Jeffreys Mr Douglas |
039 | A small Bay in the Firth of Forth & situated at the SE [South East] corner of Inverkeithing Parish. |
| SCAUR HILL | Scaur Hill Scaur Hill Scaur Hill Scaur Hill Scaur Hill |
Mr Fraser Mr Grant Mr Douglas Mr Jeffreys Mr Pringle |
039 | A very small hill situated on the west side of the Ferry Hills. There is a small cliff on the north side from which it probably receives its name |
Continued entries/extra info
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Plan 39D Parish of Dunfermline (Det) [Detached] [in header]
[Note] Laing. A small ridge of land Jameson
[Note] Scar A bare place on the side of a hill etc. Jameson Scar A bare and broken rock on the side of a mountain or in the high bank of a river. [Crockett's] Glossary.
About 3/8 of a mile NW [North West] by West of Northcliff [Situation for St Margaret's]
About 32 chains NE [North East] of Northcliff [Situation for Port Laing]
25 chains NE by E [North East by East] of Northcliff [Situation for Scaur Hill]
Transcriber's notes
Port Laing, spelling "Laing" and authority "A small ridge etc" written in red ink
Scaur Hill, spelling "Scar" and authorities "A bare place etc" written in very faint red ink and transcribed as fully as practicable.
Scaur Hill is described as being on the "west side of the Ferry Hills", but is in fact on the East, between Ferry Hills and the Firth of Forth, south of Port Laing.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 76 - Parishes of Dunfermline and Inverkeithing, OS1/13/76
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Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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