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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. SERF'S ISLAND | St. Serf's Island St. Serf's Island St. Serf's Island St. Serf's Island Inch or St. Serf's Island St. Serf's Isle St. Serf's Isle St. Serf's Island St. Servanus' Isle St. Serf's isle Inch Inch St. Servan's Isle St. Serf's Isle |
Mr. Baird (Kinross) Factor Mr Tod Findatie Mr. Duncan Vane Mr. Dickie Levenmouth Fraser's Co. [County] Map 1841 Fullarton's Gazetteer Chambers Gazetteer New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Fullertons Gazetteer Sibbald's Fife & Kinross Johnston's Co. [County] Map Chambers Picture of Scotland Page 167 2nd Vol. [Volume] Chalmers Caledonia Vol. [Volume] 1 Page 437 Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Vol [Volume] 5. page 157 |
030 | [Situation] In Loch Leven. A pretty large island of arable land in the east end of Loch Leven, as the Surface is very level around its margin rainy or fair Seasons have a Considerable effect on the appearance of its Size. On the eastern end of the Island are the remains of St. Serf's Chapel Said to have been founded by Bondeus King of the Picts, all that can be seen now of that building is a Small but very Strongly built house and foundations of Wall a little to the west Side but the latter is only supposed to have been part of the Chapel. The Small house with an addition to its northern side have been turned into a fold for Cattle. Around these Remains is a large mound of Earth from which Several Cartloads have been taken away Containing human [continued] |
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[Page] 29Plan 31A Parish of Portmoak
[Note] St. Serf's Island (In the Parish of Portmoak)
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