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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PANS GOAT | Pans Goat Pans Goat Pans Goat |
Mr. Simson Coalfarm Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Fogo ph. [Parish] Minister St. Monance John Olyphant P. [Post] Master St. Monance. |
026 | A low rocky projection of about 2 chains into the line of low water and situated on the foreshore off Coalfarm. the projection is of flat stratified rocks and of a semicircular shape. |
| MINERAL WELL [Coalfarm] | Mineral Well Mineral Well Mineral Well |
Mr. Simson farmer Coalfarm Revd.[Reverend] Mr. Fogo Ph. [Parish] Minister St. Monance John Olyphant P [Post] Master St. Monance. |
026 | This name applies as a proper name to a spring on the farm of Coalfarm and near the tide mark a small stream of water flows from it till it falls into the tide mark it was formerly much resorted to by persons in the locality to drink of its water, which is of a reddish yellow colour, and under the impression that it was good for stomach complaints. it is not resorted to now for any such purpose. the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Fogo. Ph. [Parish] Minister of St. Monance, says that its water was never scientifically examined to ascertain its properties, but that evidently ooze's off some Mineral substance probably Iron Ore - possibly might be a chalybeate spring |
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113 List of Names Collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst [Civilian Assistant]
[Parish of] Pittenweem Plan 26B Trace 5
[signed] T. Smith C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 26th February 1853
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 80 - Parishes of Anstruther Wester, Kilconquhar and Carnbee, OS1/13/80
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Anstruther Wester, 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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