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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST LODGE [Balfour] | East Lodge East Lodge East Lodge |
Mr Macduff Mr Cochrane Mr Drivar |
024 | [situation] About 18 Chains S.E. [South East] of the Village of Milltown. A small cottage built for a gate house to the grounds of Balfour situate near the River Leven 7 chains W. [West] of Balfour Mill |
| BALFOUR MILL (Corn) | Balfour Mill Balfour Mill Balfour Mill |
Mr. Wilson Miller Mr. Ballingal Esq. Mr Stuart |
024 | [situation] About 3/8 Mile S.E. [South East] of the Village of Milltown. A Small meal Mill with two pairs of stones driven by a breast shot Water Wheel abt. [about] 16 ft. [feet] diameter, equal to abt. [about] 8 horse power - is in the occupation of the proprietor. Captn. [Captain] Bethune |
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11 Markinch Parish T2 [Trace 2] 24D
[Quotation] Balfour continued
"without male issue. Robert Bethune also of an ancient family in fife, married his daughter the heiress of Balfour, Still, however retaining the name of Bethune. From this house several respectable families of the name of Bethune have descended. James Bethune, Archbishop of St. Andrews, and Chancellor of Scotland, his nephew David Bethune Cardinal & Chancellor of Scotland, and the Cardinal's Nephew James bethune, Archbishop of Glasgow, were all three of this house of Balfour." Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
"Balor, so designated from its situation near the confluence of the Ore & Leven. It was the original seat of Balfour, who thence derive their name, - one of the most ancient and respectable in Fife. About the year 1360 John de Bethune, described as 'familiaris regis Roberti', married the daughter and heiress of Sir Michael de Balfour of that ilk, and with her obtained the estate of Balfour." New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account.]
"The River of Leven, has a few fine seats upon it, and of antient great families. The first we see going westward and up the River, on the South brink of it, is, Balfour, or Balor. It is a fine house with Gardens and enclosures, and is one of the seats of Mr. James Bethune. It gave the name of Balfour to a very ancient family that were heritors of it." Sibbald's Fife & Kinross.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 95 - Parishes of Markinch and Wemyss, OS1/13/95
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Markinch and Wemyss.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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