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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARGO HOUSE (Remains of) | Largo House (Remains of) Largo House (Remains of) Largo House (Remains of) |
J. D. Dundas Esq. Mr Smeal Mr White | 025 | [situation] About 3/8 of a Mile W. [West] from Kirkton of Largo. A circular tower being the only remains of the ancient mansion of Largo. It is three stories high 15 feet in diameter, its walls are about six feet thick slated and in a good state of preservation. It is supposed to have been a jointure House of the Queens of Scotland_ [---] a marble slab inserted in the wall of the tower a few years ago by the late General Durham is given a copy of the charter granted to Sir Andrew Wood by James 3. |
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Parish of Largo
"A circular tower of the old house inhabited by Sir Andrew Wood and said to have been previously to his time a jointure house of the Scottish queens still remains. General Durham has lately put on it a monumental stone with an inscription from Sir Andrew's Charter." New Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] of Fife.
"Within the grounds which surround Largo House is a circular tower, which formed part of the old castle inhabited by Sir Andrew Wood, and which it is alleged, once formed a jointure house of the queens of Scotland"_ Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland Vol [Volume] 2 p [Page] 223
"Of the old house of Largo, one round tower remains" Old Stat: acct: [Statistical Account] Vol [Volume] 4 page 546
Transcriber's notes
Entries in possibly three different hands
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 97 - Parishes of Largo and Newburn, OS1/13/97
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Largo, and Newburn.
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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