Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERNYHOLE WELL | Fernyhole Well | James Taylor Devonshaw Feus William Colvin Devonshaw Feus |
135 | [Situation] In the Central portion of the South part of the parish A Spring well on the North side of the Road a few yards East of the Main entrance to Devonshaw |
| THE MONK'S GRAVE | The Monk's Grave | James Taylor Devonshaw Feus William Colvin Devonshaw Feus |
135 | [Situation] A few Chains east of Craigend This name applies to a place where it is Said a MonK was buried who was Killed by One of the Murrays of Tullibardine in Consequence of a dispute Concerning land which occurred between the Tullibardine family And the Abbots of Culross. Five or six large stones were standing on this place till a few years ago, when the present Proprietor of Devonshaw got them removed. The worKmen who removed the Stones dug down to a Considerable depth thinKing to find the remains of the Murdered MonK but nothing of the Kind was found A dispute existing Concerning the Proprietorship of the lands, a monk from Culross appeared upon them, made oath, on behalf of his monastery, who really possessed no Claim - that the land on which he stood was theirs and was instantly run thro' [through] the body by an indignant member of the Tullibardine family the real Proprietors - But he proved on An examination of his boots to have literally Stood in Some ounzes of Soil which h had brought with him from Culross; and he was buried on the Scene of this equivocation. Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland Vol [Volume] 1: P. [Page] 587. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 55
Parish of Fossaway -- Sheet 135 Traces 4 & 5
Note
Ferny - Abounding with Ferns.
Ferny-buss. a bush of Fern
Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 33 - Parish of Fossaway, OS1/25/33
This volume contains information found in the parish of Fossaway.
Ordnance Survey - Perth county
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 county of Perth, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.