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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIE HARBOUR | Elie Harbour Elie Harbour Elie Harbour Elie Harbour Elie Harbour |
John Forgan Elie Alexander Finlayson Grangehill George Leech Elie Ainslies Map of County (no date) Stat: acct. [Statistical Account] of County |
026 | A harbour or landing place for vessels erected about 14 chains within the tide mark off the village of Elie and on the margin of a small island. it consists of sunk wall along the north and west side of the island and small stone pier about 270 links long projecting at nearly a right angle from the forementioned wall along both of which vessels can come for loading or unloading purposes. formerly a Breakwater of stone and lime erection connected the South Eastern end of the island with the main land and affording a considerable shelter to the vfessels in the Harbour but from a neglect of occassional necessary repairs this has been swept away piece-meal by the action of the tides save a small fragment. Close by the island, the pier & other buildings forming the harbour are in an indifferent state of repairs at present. It was once repaired by a general collection made at all the churches throughout Scotland. this was about the year 1696. It has 22 feet of water at Spring tides & is of easy access. Its chief exports are agricultural produce Fish &c. imports goods for shopkeepers & merchants in the surrounding district |
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88 List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C.Asst [Civil Assistant]
[Parsh of] Elie Plan 26C Trace 4
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 81 - Parishes of Newburn, Kilconquar and Elie, OS1/13/81
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Newburn, Kilconquar, and Elie.
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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