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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST OFFICE [Auchtermuchty] | Post Office Post Office |
Mr. Dixon Ph. [Parish] School Mr. Simson Auchtermuchty |
009 | [situation] About 3 chains N.W. [North West] of the Parish Church of Auchtermuchty. A small and neatly built dwelling house in good repair at which a Post Office is established for the receipt and delivery of letters and newspapers. there are two arrivals and two dispatches daily from it to Falkland the conveyance is by a Mail Gig. |
| PITMAIDEN WYND [Auchtermuchty] | Pitmaiden Wynd Pitmaiden Wynd |
Mr. Simson Mr. Ogilvy Provost. |
009 | [situation] About 11 chains W.S.W. [West South West] of the Parish Church of Auchtermuchty. A narrow Crooked Street about ten chains long and in indifferent repair, it is bounded on both sides by an unconnected row of houses, from one to two storeys high generally all in good repair and occupied by weavers etc. |
| THE MARKET CROSS [Auchtermuchty] | Market Cross Market Cross |
Mr. Simson Auchtermuchty Mr. Dixon Ph. [Parish] School |
009 | [situation] About 6 chains N.W. [North West] of the Parish Church of Auchtermuchty. A circular piece of pavement in the Centre of the Kirk Wynd it is about 9 links diameter and on one of the stones in the centre is the date 1728, the period at which it was laid down. It covers the site of the former ancient cross. [Note] The stone in the centre of this pavement is called "the Market Cross", as it stands upon the site of the former Cross, which was erected about the 16th Century. It was of no importance. |
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