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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWPORT | Newport Newport Newport |
John Berry Esq. Tayfield. Mr. Smith, Factor, Chapelhouse. Leightons Hist. [History] of Fife. |
002 | [situation] On the Southern banks of the Firth of Tay. A large village extending from Easter Newport to Pluck the Crow. It is composed of houses one and two stories high, all in good repair with gardens attached. It extends along the Southern bank of the Tay. There are 2 grocers shops, 2 confectioners, the Newport Inn, a small public house and one joiners shop. There is a small Independent Chapel in the village. The inhabitants are composed of summer visitors, masons, joiners, gardeners etc. The whole is feued from Jon Berry Esq of Tayfield. There is a small pier from which a steam boat leaves every hour for Dundee on the opposite shore and a small Harbour which admits vessels of small burden. |
| NEWPORT CASTLE | Newport Castle Newport Castle |
John Berry, esq. Tayfield. Mr. Smith, Factor, Chapelhouse. |
002 | [situation] In the west end of the village of Newport. A small building two stories high built in a castelated form bearing date 1812 and is in good repair with a garden attached. Feued from John Berry Esq of Tayfield by the Revd. [Reverend] Thomas Just. |
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