Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITTENWEEM | Pittenweem Pittenweem Pittenweem |
James Welch Bailie Pittenweem James Rogers Pittenweem Johnston's Co. [County] Map |
027 | [Situation] In the E. [Eastern] Portion of the Parish of Pittenweem. A small and irregularly built town Situated on the Shore of the Frith of Forth about one Mile West of Anstruther. It has three tolerably good Streets running East And west, with a number of Small closes or Wynds. It has also a tolerably good Harbour and Basin into which Vessels of nearly Any burden can enter At full tide together with a Small natural harbour for boats. It was Once famed for the extensiveness of its Priory, though little of that Ancient Structure now remains to be seen. The Chief trade And employment of its inhabitants is that of fishing particularly for herring great quantities of which Are taken And cured here. The Chief exports are fish, Corn And Potatoes, There are three Places of worship in the town. The Parish Church, Episcopalian Chapel and United Presbyterian Church |
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Parish of Pittenweem Plan 27A Trace 1
Transcriber's notes
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Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 82 - Parishes of Pittenweem, Anstruther Wester, Anstruther Easter, Kilrenny, OS1/13/82
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Pittenweem, Anstruther Wester, Anstruther Easter, Kilrenny.
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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