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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remains of the SOUTH PORT | South Port (Remains of) South Port (Remains of) South Port (Remains of) |
Rev [Reverend] P Chalmers Provost Beveridge Mr Kilgour (Town clerk) |
035 | [Situation] At the S. [South] end of Gibb street The remains of the south Port, [situated] at the junction of Moodie and Gibb streets, with Priory Lane, in the shape of a dilapidated side pier, and the spring stone of an [archway?] which spanned the street at one time. From this pier Westwards forming the north boundary of the Glebe. is to be [--?] part of the Monastery and Town [Old] Wall. in tolerably good preservation. Mr Chalmers in his history of Dunfermline [says?] "These Ports confirm the believe that the town [was] once enclosed with a wall and in some [parts?] fortified." Besides we are informed, that [in ??] the ports were shut in order to prevent an [intended] meeting of Ministers in it, But on reconsideration he would not [recommend] to be written part of Town Wall, but simply Part of Monastery Old [Wall]. |
| Part of the ABBEY WALL | Part of the Monastery Old Wall Part of the Monastery Old Wall Part of the Monastery Old Wall Part of the Monastery Old Wall Part of the Monastery Old Wall |
W Steedman (Postmaster) Provost Beveridge Mr Kilgour Mr Birrell (Abbot Street) Rev [Reverend] P. Chalmers |
035 | The remains of the south Port, [situated] at the junction of Moodie and Gibb streets, with Priory Lane, in the shape of a dilapidated side pier, and the spring stone of an [archway?] which spanned the street at one time. From this pier Westwards forming the north boundary of the Glebe. is to be [--?] part of the Monastery and Town [Old] Wall. in tolerably good preservation. Mr Chalmers in his history of Dunfermline [says?] "These Ports confirm the believe that the town [was] once enclosed with a wall and in some [parts?] fortified." Besides we are informed, that [in ??] the ports were shut in order to prevent an [intended] meeting of Ministers in it, But on reconsideration he would not [recommend] to be written part of Town Wall, but simply Part of Monastery Old [Wall]. |
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For situation see Town Plan - http://maps.nls.uk/view/74415326Words lost in fold of page.
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