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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALCARRES HOUSE | Balcarres House . Balcarres House . Balcarres House Balcarres . . . Balcarras Balcarres Balcarres |
General J Lindsay Proprietor Balcarres Mr. Adamson Balcarres Mr. J. Sith Riras Hist. [History] of Fife by J.M. Leighton Page 117 R. Sibbald's Hist. [History] of Fife Page 35? County Map dated 1826 & 7 Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] p. 319 |
026 | A large and handsomely built mansion house and office houses all in good repair. Attached to it is a large and well enclosed Garden, and a large tract of Arable and other ornamentally Wooded Demesne lands. It is the property of General J Lindsay. the mansion house was built in the year 1616 and in 1839 a large addition was made to it. It is famous as being the birth place and residence of Lady Anne Lindsay the compositor of the Scotch Song "Auld Robin Gray" and a Local tradition exists to the effect that Cromwell spent a night in it when passing through these parts with his army. both the rooms occupied by these persons remain Since without any alteration for improvement or otherwise.- |
| GRASS LAW | Grass Law Grass Law |
Mr. James Sith Riris Mr Adamson Balcarres |
026 | A Small Circular Conical hill on the farm of Rires its Surface [Grene.] or arable ground. & on its Summit there is a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station called By Trignl. [Trigonometrical] Party "Grass Law". |
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[Page] 58 -- List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C.Asst [Civilian Assistant]
Parish of Kilconquhar Plan 26A Trace 1
Object
Balcarres House - House & Offices
Grass law - Hill
[Signed] Thomas [Smith]
April
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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