Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of CHAPEL [Rires] | Chapel (Site of) Chapel (Site of) |
Mr. James Lyth Mr. Adamson |
026 | [situation] About 7/8 of a mile N.W. [Northwest] from Colinsburgh. The site of an ancient Chapel which stood here as lately as the year 1839. It was a small oblong building, built of rough unhewn stone and was probably a Chapelry, subordinate to the principal charge in the parish. On taking down the walls, five graves each containing bones enclosed in stone coffins, were discovered buried within the chapel. The proprietor of the estate of Balcarras had to pay an annual tribute, consisting of a number of candles, to the establishment.... |
Continued entries/extra info
19 Parish of Kilconquhar
[Margin note] Page in Forms 136 [62]
[Note - Site of Chapel] G. [German] Text.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 79 - Parishes of Newburn, Kilconquhar and Carnbee, OS1/13/79
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Newburn, Kilconquhar, and Carnbee.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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