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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD SALTPANS (Ruins of) [St Monans] | Salt Pans (remains of) Salt Pans (remains of) Salt Pans (remains of) |
Mr. Simson Coalfarm Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Fogo Ph. [Parish] Minister St. Monance John Olyphant P. [Post] Master St. Monance. |
026 | The roofless ruins of nine small houses formerly erected for and used as a manufactory for making Salt from saltwater. The manufacture of salt here was discontinued about forty years ago when the building fell into ruins consisting at present of the outer walls about two or three feet high of the aforementioned nine buildings to which the given name applies as a proper one. |
| WINDMILL (Ruins of) [St Monans] | Windmill Windmill Windmill |
Mr. Simson Coalfarm Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Fogo Ph. [Parish] Minister St. Monance John Olyphant P. [Post] Master St. Monance |
026 | The ruins of a Windmill on the farm of Coalfarm it is a circular building about 30 links in diameter and about 18 ft. [Feet] high. It was erected for the purpose of drawing salt water from within the adjoining tide mark, to the saltpans close by it and with them fell into disuse & ruins. it was never used for any other than the purpose for which it was erected & the given name applies to it as a proper name. |
Continued entries/extra info
116 List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst [Civilian Assistant]
[Parish of] St. Monance 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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