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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BALCARRES CRAIG Balcarres Craig
Balcarres Craig
A. Edmonston Gateside.
Mr. Adamson Balcarres.
Hist. [History] of Fife by JM Leighton, p 119
019 Parish of Kilconquhar.
A long narrow ridge of hill on the farm of Balcarres. It has a precipitous termination on the S.W, [Southwest] side and is all cover'd with a wood. On its Summit is a small tower of circular shape built on it for ornamental purposes & on top of this is a Trig. [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trig. [Trigonometrical] Party "Balcarras Craig T.S."
DEN BURN Den Burn
Den Burn
Den Burn
A. Edmonston Gateside.
J. Forgan Elie.
Mr. Russell Pitcorthie.
019 A small stream rising on Cassingray and flowing through "Lathallan Den" "Balneil Den" and "Balcarres Den" on entering the former it gets the given name and after leaving the latter, where the Mill Lead branches off it to Kilconquhar Mill, it is called Kilconquhar Burn - on to Muircambus Mill where the name again changes to "Cocklemill Burn". It falls into the Firth of Forth at Shooters Point.

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56 List of names collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst. Plan 19C Trace 5

[signed] T Smith 19th May [obscured]

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