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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| RAITH HOUSE | [Continued] | with waterfowl of various descriptions. Gazetteer p.2 "The mansion house of Raith is a handsome edifice surrounded by beautifully laid out grounds." "Raith, the ancient seat of the Chief of the Melvills, who had and yet have Sundry lands in this Shire: The Lord Raith, Treasurer Depute, built a very good new house here with all its attendants of Gardens and others." Sibbald's Fife & Kinross. "The Mansion house was Originally built in the year 1694 by Lord Raith, Treasurer Depute, and must have been at that time a Substantial good house. To the original were added two wings during the time of the Mr. Ferguson which made the accommodation very complete." New Stat [Statistical] Acct [Account] |
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| THE SCARS | The Scars The Scars The Scars |
Estate Map Mr. Douglas Mr. Gow |
036 | [Situation] 1⅛ miles N.E. [North East] of Balwearie. A portion of Raith grounds partly planted, so called from a farm of that name having been formerly situate here. |
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peage 7Ph [Parish] of Abbotshall
Notes: Rath - Oliver V. Boyd's Almanack 1846. Roth - A place of security, a Strength, a village. Chalmer's Caledonia.
Note: "Raith, the ancient seat of the Chief of the Melvills, who had and yet have Sundry lands in this Shire: The Lord Raith, Treasurer Depute, built a very good new house here with all its attendants of Gardens and others." Sibbald's Fife & Kinross.
Note: "The Mansion house was Originally built in the year 1694 by Lord Raith, Treasurer Depute, and must have been at that time a Substantial good house. To the original were added two wings during the time of the Mr. Ferguson which made the accommodation very complete." New Stat [Statistical] Acct [Account]
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