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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOGGY HALL | Boggy Hall Boggy Hall Boggy Hall |
Robert Halley Pro [Proprietor] James Reid (tent.) [Tenant] Andrew Morrison |
021 | [situation] 10 Chains S. [South] of Drum. A good Cottage, garden, 6 Stable with a few acres of land, situate on the W.S.W. [West South West] of Tullibole Castle. |
| CRAIGHEAD COMMON | Craighead Common or Drumbog | Dr. [Doctor] Young William Moncrieff Esqr. Title Deeds William Miller |
021 | [situation] 1/4 Mile S. [South] of Drum. A considerable piece of Moss or Bog land, which until within a few years was Common land, it is now divided among the Drum Feuars, who are fast reclaiming it & bringing it into cultivation. |
| DRUMBOG | Craighead Common or Drumbog | Dr. [Doctor] Young William Moncrieff Esqr. Title Deeds William Miller | 021 | [situation] 1/4 Mile S. [South] of Drum. A considerable piece of Moss or Bog land, which until within a few years was Common land, it is now divided among the Drum Feuars, who are fast reclaiming it & bringing it into cultivation. |
| GAIRNEY WATER | Gairney Water Gairney Water Gairney Water Gairney Water Gairney Water Gairney Water Gairny Water Gairny Water Gairny Water Gairney Water Gairney Water Gairney Water |
Old Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Acount] Mr. Greig Mr. Douglas Mr. Craig Mr. [S-e-ch] Frasers Map Bells' Map Dr. [Doctor] Young Gazetteer of Scotland Dr. [Doctor] Young See Name book for Plan 30A |
021 | [situation] Running Easterly & passing some distance S. [South] of Tullibole Castle. A small river which has its source from drainage water gathering 28 Chains S. [South] of Fossaway Church takes an easterly direction passes a little N. [North] of Cleish Village, crosses the Great North Road, abt. [about] 2 Miles S [South] of Kinross, & soon after empties into Loch Leven |
Continued entries/extra info
17 Fossaway Parish T [Trace] 5 21D
Transcriber's notes
Craighead Common, formerly Dunbog, is described twice as it may be regarded in either form.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 87 - Parishes of Cleish, Fossaway and Kinross, OS1/13/87
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Cleish, Fossaway, and Kinross.
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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