Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHILHILL FARM | Methill-hill Methill-hill Methil-hill Methil-hill Methel Hill Methilhill |
Thomas Bywater Esq factor to Admiral Wemyss Mr. Peter Kirkland Works Mr. John Balfour Elm Park Estate Plan. Johnston's Co. [County] Map Co. [County] Register of Voters |
025 | [situation] About 1/2 Mile S.W. [South West] from Kirkland Works An excellent farm house and offices with a farm of about 500 Acres Attached, the property of Admiral Wemyss of Wemyss Castle and Occupied by Messrs. Haig & Co. Cameron Bridge Distillery. |
| METHILHILL | Methill-hill Methill-hill Methel Methel Methil Methil Methill |
Thomas Bywater Esq factor to Admiral Wemyss Mr. John Balfour Elm Park Johnston's Co. [County] Map Co. [County] Register of Voters New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] --45 Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] vol 16 page 519 Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland |
025 | [situation] About 5/8 of a Mile S.W. [South West] from Kirkland Works. A small Village, the houses are all one Story high and Occupied chiefly by colliers, there is a small School House in it; and on the Wemyss Estate. the property of Admiral Wemyss of Wemyss Castle |
| METHILHILL T.P. | Methill-hill Toll Bar Methill-hill Toll Bar |
Thomas Bywater Esq factor to Admiral Wemyss Mr. John Balfour Elm Park |
025 | [situation] Adjoining the Village. A toll Bar on the road leading from Leven to Dysart and Burntisland |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Wemyss. Plan 25 C Trace 3. 49 [page]
The name Methilhill Farm is recommended by the following persons Mr. H. Smyth schoolmaster Leven John Steven schoolmaster Leven Revd. [Reverend] D. Bell, Kennoway [written under Methilhill Farm]
The above authorities recommend the spelling Methilhill in this case and in the following name [written under Methilhill]
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 98 - Parishes of Scoonie, Markinch and Wemyss, OS1/13/98
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Scoonie, Markinch, and Wemyss.
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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