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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASTIN COTTAGE | Bastin Cottage Bastin Cottage |
Lord Leven Melville House James Honeyman Collessie. |
010 | [situation] Upwards of 3/4 of a mile E.S.E. [East South East] of the Village. A small and neatly built dwelling house one story high in good repair & t has a small garden attached to it. and is the property of Lord Leven. |
| MANSE [parish, Collessie] | Manse (Parish) | James Honeyman Collessie Mr. Bisset Ph. [Parish] School |
010 | [situation] In the centre of the Village of Collessie. A large and well built dwelling house with office houses all in good repair. It was built for and is used as a Manse in connection with the Parish Church, and has a garden and about five acres of glebe land attached to it. |
| STANDING STONE [Collessie] | Standing Stone Standing Stone |
James Honeyman Mr. Bisset Ph. [Parish]School |
010 | [situation] About 3/8 of a mile East of the village of Collessie. A large whinstone standing in an upright position on the estate of Melville it is about nine feet high and about six feet in circumference there is no local knowledge of when it was placed here or for what object. |
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19 Parish of Collessie Plan 10C Trace No. 4[Quotation - Standing Stone] About a quarter of a mile east of the village and within the grounds of Melville, there is one of those large whinstones placed on its end, so frequently seen in other parts of the country. It is upwards of nine feet above the ground an about six feet in circumference. The stone is near the spot where the house of Hallhill stood, but probably of much greater antiquity. Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] of Fifeshire p.28
[Note] see Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife Vol II [Volume 2] page 109.
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