Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALCOMIE | Balcomie\nBalcomie\nBalcomie | Mr. Todd Farmer\nRent Receipts.\nJohnston's Co. [County] Map | 020 | [situation] About 1 1/4 Miles N.E. by N. [North East by North] from Crail Church\nA farm house with Steading in good repair and Slated with some Cottages and a large farm of 200 acres attached belonging to Sir Thomas Erskine of Cambo, & tenanted by Mr. Todd. |
| CONSTANTINE'S CAVE | Constantine's Cave\nConstantine's Cave | Mr. Todd, farmer Balcomie\nMr. Morton, farmer Craghead | 020 | [situation] About 2 Miles N.E. [North East] from Crail Church\nA natural cave near the Sea Shore north east of Craighead, said to be the place where King Constantine was Killed by the Danes |
Continued entries/extra info
Ph. [Parish] of Crail Plan 20B. - Trace 3. 91 [page no.]\nG Text [faintly written at Constantine's Cave]\n"Near this dike" (Danes Dike) is the\n"Small Cave in which the Danes put to death\n"Constantine the Scottish King whom they had taken prisoner in a Skirmish\n"as they retreated". Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Vol. 9. P. 454.
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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