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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NETHER KILRENNY orCELLARDYKE | Nether Kilrenny or Cellardyke Nether Kilrenny or Cellardyke Cellardyke Cellardykes Nether Kilrenny or Cellardyke Nether Kilrenny or Cellardyke Nether Kilrenny or Cellardyke |
James Fowler Draper Cellardyke James Nicol Land Surveyor Cellardyke Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Johnston's Co. [County] Map Mr. James Salter Nr. [Nether] Kilrenny Mr. Todd West Pitkierie Parliamentary Boundy. [Boundary] Report of Boroughs |
020 | [situation] About 1/2 Mile South from Kilrenny. A small fishing town situated close to the sea, it is supposed to have received its name from cellars where the fishermen used to stow away their fishing tackle etc. and the dykes that were built to prevent the sea from washing in on the cellars, hence Cellardykes; the fishermen used to reside at Kilrenny, and at that period called their shed[s] Nether Kilrenny, which name the town receives at the present time from a great many people in the locality. It formed one of five boroughs at one time in sending a member to parliament, [but] a dispute arose in 1828 among the Bailies, which caused the town to be disfrachised. Mr. James Fowler is the interim manager. Its whole revenue is about £50 per annum, which it receives for room under Town Hall, Shore Dues, etc. The only remarkable thing on this trace are the Harbour and Fish Sheds; for further particulars refer to the descriptive remarks of the adjoining trace. |
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32 Parish of Kilrenny Plan 20C Trace 4
[signed] P.McHugh Pte. RS&M [Private, Royal Sappers & Miners]
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 85 - Parishes of Carnbee, Kilrenny and Anstruther Wester, OS1/13/85
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Carnbee, Kilrenny, and Anstruther Wester.
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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