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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TROOPER'S DUB | Troopers Dub Troopers Dub Troopers Dub Troopers Dub |
John Miller Drum Andrew Morrison Drum John Kneddry Crook Miss M. Dick Drum |
021 | [situation] 1 1/4 Miles N.E. of Drum Where the Gelly Burn crosses the Trust Road that leads from Kinross to Rumbling [Bridge] there formerly was a "Dub" or pool of water, near to which, one of King James' troopers was buried, he had been engaged in a drinking match with a one Keltie, a vassal of the laird of Tullibole and died from the effects - The grave is undefined. |
| GELVAN MOOR ROAD | Gelvan Moor Road Gelvan Moor Road Gelvan Moor Road Gelvan Moor Road |
Mr Lawrence James Wilson William Nicholl Dr. [Doctor] Young Carnbo |
021 | [situation] Passing the farm Gelvan An excellent road lying nearly North & South between the Trust Road from Kinross to Rumbling Bridge, and the Stirling & Cupar Trust, passing on the W. [West] side of Gelvan farm steading. |
| KNEDDRY'S CAIRN | Kneddrys Cairn (supposed site of) Kneddrys Cairn (supposed site of) Kneddrys Cairn (supposed site of) Kneddrys Cairn (supposed site of) Kneddrys Cairn (supposed site of) |
Mr. Archibald Mr. Miller Miss Dick Dr. [Doctor] Young Mrs Anderson P.O. [Post Office] Carnbo |
021 | [situation] 1 1/8 Miles N. by E. [North by East] of Drum. A spot of ground on the N.E. [Northeast] side of Gelvan Moor Road where the body of a man of the name of Kneddry was burnt, he having committed suicide in Glen Queich by hanging himself to a tree & his eldest son was made prepare the fire - The plough has defaced the ground so that the exact spot cannot be determined but the name is well known. |
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7 Fossaway Parish T [Trace] 2 21D
[Note - Troopes Dub] See page [--] for more information
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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