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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) [(----)] |
John D Dundass Esq Largo House Mr Smeal Largo Mr White Largo | 025 | [situation] Largo The remains of a large Mansion House on the Estate of Largo. and close by the West side of the present Mansion, the remains consist of a circular Tower, three storys high about 15ft in diameter, slated and in good repair the walls of it are a substantial stone building about 6ft thick. the barony of Largo was confer'd by James 3 in the year 1482. on Sir Andrew Wood, his naval Commander who is said to have inhabited this building. it is also supposed to have been a Jointure House of the Queens of Scotland_ on a marble Slab inserted in the wall of the tower a few years ago by the late General Durham, is given the Copy of the Charter granted to Sir Andrew Wood by James 3. (Sir Alexander Durham Lord [--] King at Arms acquired the Estate of Largo. A D _ M D & L X J _ _ "Anciently this lands belonged to the Earl of Fife's Estate" _ Sibbald's Hist: [History] P [Page] 330 |
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No. 136
List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C Asst. [Civil Assistant]
Plan 2513
Trace 2
[under the heading of object] Remains of Ho. [House]
[signed] T Smith 2nd May
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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