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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
COWDENBEATH COLLIERY Cowdenbeath Colliery
Cowdenbeath Colliery
Cowdenbeath Colliery
James Stenhouse Esqr
James Orrock
William Brown, Dunfermline
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In the south part of the Parish of Beath, 11 chains east of Cowdenbeath Village.
Three Coal Pits on the farm of Cowdenbeath, at present in working order, attached to each is an Engine for pumping water from the Pits. Lessee the Forth Iron Company. Proprietor James Stenhouse, Northfod.
GREAT NORTH ROAD Great North Road
Great North Road
Great North Road
Great North Road
James Stenhouse
Mr Cousins
William Brown, Dunfermline
Mr Tuckett, Road Surveyor
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Runs 20 chains south east of Muirhead, passes by Beath Bleachfield, and continues through Cowdenbeath Village in a northerly direction.
The Roads leading respectively from North Queensferry and Dunfermline to Perth and Northwards. These roads unite at Cowdenbeath and from the great highway from Edinburgh to the North.

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Parish of Beath. Plan 35B.

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