Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIGNAL HOUSE PIER | Signal House Pier Signal House Pier Signal House Pier Signal House Pier Signal House Pier |
Mr Douglas Mr Fraser Mr Grant Mr Pringle New Sat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
039 | A good stone pier, where passengers and goods etc are landed from the Ferry Boat which plies between North Queensferry & South Queensferry. It has recd. [received] its name from a Signal House on the west |
| CARLINKNOWES QUARRY (Whinstone) | Carlin Knowes Quarry Carlin Knowes Quarry Carlin Knowes Quarry Carlinknows Quarry Carlinknows Quarry CarlinKnowes Quarry CarlinKnowes Quarry Carlinnose Quarry Carlinknows Carlin's Nose |
Mr Pringle Mr Angus, Inverkeithing Mr Hoggan, N [North] Queensferry Mr Grant Mr Douglas Mr Jeffrey Frasers Map of Fife & Kinross Mr Fraser Gellatly's map of the country 12 miles round Edinburgh scale 11 inches to a mile Chart of the Frith of Firth of Forth |
039 | An extensive whinstone Quarry, situated on the west side of the Ferry Hills. Large quantities of building and pav [paving] stones are exported to different places. There are two small piers built for the purpose of loading boats at the quarry. |
Continued entries/extra info
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[Note] Carlin. An Old Woman Knowes, Small hillocks. Jameson.
Plan 39D Parish of Dunfermline Detached [in header]
About 17 chains SE [South east] by South of Northcliff [Situation for Signal House Pier]
3/8 of a mile east of Northcliff [Situation for Carlinknowes Quarry]
Transcriber's notes
Signal House Pier, entry regarding authority "New Sat. Acct." is in red ink
Carlinknowes Quarry, the final entries "Carlin" and "Knowes" and associated authorities are in red ink.
The modern name for "Carlinknowes" area is "Carlingnose"
Although the description for "Carlinknowes Quarry" states it lies "on the west side of the Ferry Hills" it actually lies to the South East.
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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