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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOATMILK HILLS | Goatmilk Hills Goatmilk Hills Goatmilk Hills Goatmilk Hills |
Mr. Leslie Mr. Wilson Senr. [Senior] Mr. Wilson Junr. [Junior] Mr. Downy |
023 | [Situation] 1 Mile S.S.W. [South South West] of Leslie. Two small rough hills part of which are planted with mixed Fir and Forest trees. The New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] has it that "Goatmilk Hill constituted one of the links in the chain of Danish Forts which Stretched from Fifeness to Stirling. While those positions were occupied by the invaders a Mill was erected on the Leven which retains the name of Mill-danes" I have consulted Mr. Wilson Senr. [Senior] the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Nicol and Mr. Downy about the remains of Danish Forts or other works on Goatmilk Hills, they all think it probable that the Danes encamped there but none of them heard of any works. I walked over every part of the ground carefully myself, along with Mr. Leslie the occupier, and could not discover any work. Mr. Leslie was born on the farm and never heard of anything of the sort. Mention is made of the Danes being encamped on both sides of the Leven when those in the Northern Camp were attacked by the Scotch, defeated and many drowned in the River before those encamped on the South side could render them any assistance. I have made particular inquiry about the site of this Battle but no one that I have met with would undertake to point out. M. Kinsela C.Asst [Civilian Assistant] |
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Plan 23B Kinglassie Parish
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 91 - Parishes of Leslie, Kinglassie, Portmoak, OS1/13/91
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Leslie, Kinglassie, 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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