Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mermaids cradle | Mermaid's Cradle\nMermaid's Cradle\nMermaid's Cradle | Revd. [Reverend] William Merson\nMr. James Webster\nJames Inglis Esq. | On the Shore pointing the town of Crail | The name given to a large single rock, hollowed out by the action of the Sea, so that it forms an agreeable seat. It is now covered by High Water but formerly the tide only reached this stone it is said in the locality this was a favourite resort of the mermaids in former times |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Crail - Plan 20B - Trace 7 - 55 [page no.]\n[signed] James Ireland c/a [Civilian Assistant] 5 July 1853
Transcriber's notes
In Situation column: not sure about the word 'pointing'\nIn Description: the last sentence - 'it is said in the locality .....' is written in a different hand.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 84 - Parishes of Kilrenny, Kingsbarn and Crail, OS1/13/84
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Kilrenny, Kingsbarn, and Crail.
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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