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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAR MOSS | Star Moss Star Moss Star Moss |
Mr Robert Brown Markinch Mr. Haxton Mr. Lawrie |
024 | [Situation] About 2½ Miles W. by N. [West by North] of Kennoway. An extensive tract of peat land which by the Skill and industry of the Surrounding agriculturists is daily lessening & being brought into cultivation, is Situate abt. [about] 1½ Miles N.E. [North East] of Markinch Village. |
| STAR | Star Star Star |
Mr. William Cochrane Markinch Mr. Haxton Fraser's County Map |
024 | [Situation] 2 Miles W. by N. [West by North] of Kennoway. A clean Straggling Village abt. [about] a Mile N.E. [North East] of Markinch built on a peat moss. Its first dwellers were hawkers of earthenware belonging to the S. [South] country who annually came over to Fife & lived here in tents during the Summer Seasons; Not being interfered with. Several were induced to build more Substantial dwellings, and become permanent settlers |
| ROB'S HOW | Rob's How Rob's How Rob's How |
David Anderson Mason. Tent. [Tenant] Henry Aitken |
024 | [Situation] 2⅜ Miles W. [West] of Kennoway. A very neat Cottage built of brick and forming two tenements. Situate abt. [about] ¼ of a mile E. [East] of Long Hill |
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Kennoway Parish T.1 [Trace 1] 24B.
Note: How - A round hillock Jameson
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 93 - Parishes of Kennoway, Markinch and Scoonie, OS1/13/93
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Kennoway, Markinch, and Scoonie.
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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