Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIRES CRAIG | Rires Craig Rires Craig Rires Craig |
James Thompson Balchristie James Smith Colinsburgh Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
026 | [situation] About 1 3/8 miles W.N.W. [ West North West] from Colinsburgh A conspicuous whinstone rock on the land of Charleton, and near the top of the hill W [West] of Rires. |
| BICKER TREE | Bicker Tree Bicker Tree Bicker Tree |
James Thompson James Smith Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
026 | [situation] About 1 mile N.W. [Northwest] from Colinsburgh. An old tree said to be upwards of 300 years old it stands about 10 chains South from Rires Castle.- it is what is generally called a plane tree, and is very much decayed. |
| SANDYFIELD BURN | Sandyfield Burn Sandyfield Burn |
James Thompson James Smith |
026 | [situation] Passes about 3/8 of a mile S.S.W. [South South West] from Colinsburgh. A small stream rising on the west of Colinsburgh and flowing southward and falling into Kilconquhar Burn. |
Continued entries/extra info
47 Plan 26A Trace 1
[Note - Sandyfield Burn] (Trace 4)
[signed] J. McDiarmid c.a. [Civilian Assistant]
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
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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