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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARGARET'S HOPE | St Margaret's Hope St Margaret's Hope St Margaret's Hope St Margaret's Hope St Margaret's Hope Waldean Bay |
His [History] of Dunfermline Map of Fife & Kinross Turnpike Rd [Road] Map Mr William Pringle New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Mr Angus, Inverkeithing |
039 | A small Bay on the north side of the Firth of Forth and between Rosyth Castle and Longcraig. So called from the Princess Margaret afterwards Queen of Malcolm III, having landed there, in her flight from England. "St Margaret's Hope is so called because it was the place where Margaret who afterwards became Queen of Malcolm III landed during a storm in her flight from England. New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
| Remains of a BATTERY [Inch Garvie] | Remains of a Battery Remains of a Battery Remains of a Battery Remains of a Battery |
Mr Pringle Mr Angus Revd [Reverend] Mr Chalmers New Stat [Statistical] Account of Scotland |
039 | The Remains of a battery supposed by the Gentlemen whose names are given in the Column of Authorities, to have been erected by Oliver Cromwell's Army in the year 1651. The walls of which are almost level with the ground, it having the embrasures still visible. It appears to have been built at the same time with the Fort on the west end of the same Island (Garvie) and of similar materials. It is of smaller dimensions than the ruin at the west end. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Plan 39D Parish of Dunfermline Detached [in header]
3/8 of a mile S [South] West of Jamestown [Situation for St Margaret's Hope]
On Inchgarvie [Situation for Remains of a Battery]
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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