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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
COLLESSIE BURN Collessie Burn
Collessie Burn
Collessie Burn
Mr. Bisset Ph. [Parish] School
James Honeyman Collessie
Map of Newton date 1826.
010; 017 [situation] Where it takes the name (Collessie Burn) at the Mill Dam it is about 1/8 of a mile N.W. [North West] of Collessie Village.
A small stream flowing from a Mill dam at Collessie Village and flowing in a south westerly direction passing Kinloch House after passing a bridge a little S.W. [South West] of this place it is then called Rossie [Obscured]
GADDON Gaddon
Gaddon
Gadden
Mr. Bisset Ph. [Parish] School
James Hneyman Collessie
Johnston's Co. [County] Map.
010 [situation] About 1/2 mile S by W [South by West] of the Village of Collessie.
Three small dwelling houses one story high each, and occupied by Weavers they are the property of C. Kinnear Esqr. of Kinloch.
GASK HILL (Tumulus) Gask Hill (ancient)
Gask Hill (ancient)
Gask-Hill
Gaskhill
Mr. Bisset Ph. [Parish] School
James Honeyman Collessie
Statist. Acct. [Statistical Account] Page 20.
Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife vol.II [Volume 2] p. 109
010 [situation] About 1/8 of a mile S.E. by E. [South East by East] of the Village of Collessie.
A conical mound of semicircular shape and about twelve feet high it consists of small loose handstones and earth. it is locally said to be the remains of a Roman Camp or station about fifty years ago a portion of it was removed and a small dagger of some metallic substance was found in it it was about 18 inches long and sharp only on one side - and also some fragments of human bones were found here enclosed [by] a few large flags of stones - these are said to have been acted upon by fire
TUMULUS [Gask Hill] Tumulus (Gask Hill) Mr. Bisset Ph. [Parish] School James Honeyman Collessie Statist. Acct. [Statistical Account] Page 20. Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife vol.II [Volume 2] p. 109 010 [situation] About 1/8 of a mile S.E. by E. [South East by East] of the Village of Collessie. A conical mound of semicircular shape and about twelve feet high it consists of small loose handstones and earth. it is locally said to be the remains of a Roman Camp or station about fifty years ago a portion of it was removed and a small dagger of some metallic substance was found in it it was about 18 inches long and sharp only on one side - and also some fragments of human bones were found here enclosed [by] a few large flags of stones - these are said to have been acted upon by fire

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24 Parish of Collessie Plan 10C Trace No. 4

[Note to "Gask Hill"] Stump [Print style]

[Note to "Tumulus"] Old English [Print style]

[Note - Faint] Gask Hill to be written in Stump on plan and Tumulus to be written in Old English conformable to instructions on sheet of Remarks Plan 5C of Haddington.

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