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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREENSIDE | Greenside\nGreenside\nGreenside | Mr Finlay\nJ. Beveridge Esqr.\nMr Beath | 023 | [situation] 1 1/8 Mile E. [East] of Scotlandwell.\nA small Row of houses with Smithy and joiners shop, near Middle Bowhouse. |
| BIRKS | Birks\nBirks\nBirks | Mr Forrest\nMr Beveridge\nMr Beath | 023 | [situation] In Scotlandwell.\nThis name applies to a few houses near the Parish School at the South end of Scotlandwell on the road to Ballingry. |
| ARNOT TOWER (Ruins of) | Remains of Arnot Tower\nRemains of Arnot Tower\nRemains of Arnot Tower | J Beveridge Esqr.\nMr Finlay\nMr Forrest\nRevd. [Reverend] Mr Steel\nMr David Gordon\nMr James Finlay\nMr James Wilson\nJohnston's Co. [County] Map | 023 | [situation] About 20 chains N.E. [North East] of Middle Bowhouse.\nThe ruins of Arnot Tower is at present the property of Thomas Bruce Esqr. of Arnot. The only remains of the building now standing or discernible is that shewn on trace. It is generally believed by the people in the neighbourhood to have been a Baronial residence of the Arnot family in olden times. The last Occupant was Sir David Arnot who resided there about the middle of the 16th Century. The object is popularly known as Arnot Tower. [Note] Copied from examiners remarks D.K. |
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24 Plan 23A Parish of Portmoak
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 90 - Parishes of Ballingry, Kinglassie and Portmoak, OS1/13/90
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Ballingry, Kinglassie, and Portmoak.
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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