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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEY PARK | Abbey ParK Abbey ParK Abbey ParK Abbey ParK |
Robert Douglas Esq. Title Deeds Mr Birrell (Abbot Street) Old Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] |
035 | [Situation] About 2 Chains South from the Branch Bank of the Bank of Scotland This ParK was formerly the property of Dunfermline Abbey. but now a locality of the Town It was purchased from the Marquis of Tweeddale heritable baillie by William Black Clerk of the admirality, who feued it out to various proprietors during the latter half of the last Century, The Park was enclosed by a large stone wall a fragment of which is still to be seen between Canmore Street and Priory Lane a little West of New row Robert Douglas Esquire states that the eastern wall of which this fragment formed a part was the eastern boundary of the Abbey ParK and that it extended from Canmore street from the eastern corner of a house on the east side of Abbey Park Place and south side of Canmore [Continued on Page 16] |
| Portion of the ABBEY PARK WALL | Abbey Park Wall (Remains of) Abbey Park Wall (Remains of) Abbey Park Wall (Remains of) |
Robert Douglas (Banker) Rev. [Reverend] P, Chalmers Mr Birrell (Abbot Street) |
035 | [Situation] About 2 1/2 chains West from New Row & about 2 chains North from Priory Lane The Park was enclosed by a large stone wall a fragment of which is still to be seen between Canmore Street and Priory Lane a little West of New row Robert Douglas Esquire states that the eastern wall of which this fragment formed a part was the eastern boundary of the Abbey ParK and that it extended from Canmore street from the eastern corner of a house on the east side of Abbey Park Place and south side of Canmore [Continued on Page 16] |
| ABBEY PARK WALL (Site of) | The Park was enclosed by a large stone wall a fragment of which is still to be seen between Canmore Street and Priory Lane a little West of New row Robert Douglas Esquire states that the eastern wall of which this fragment formed a part was the eastern boundary of the Abbey ParK and that it extended from Canmore street from the eastern corner of a house on the east side of Abbey Park Place and south side of Canmore [Continued on Page 16] |
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[Note Site of Abbey Park Wall] -- There is only small portion of this Wall Shewn near its South Eastern
corner, the rest is defined by a blue dotted line and written
"Site of Abbey Park Wall". Will it not be necessary to insert this in N.B. [Name Book]?
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See Town Plan - http://maps.nls.uk/view/74415329Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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