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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMDRYAN QUARRY (Sandstone) | Drumdryan Quarry (sandstone) Drumdryan Quarry (sandstone) |
John Bell Farmer Hill Tarvit John Morrison Shepherd Hill Tarvit |
011 | [situation] About 1 mile N.E. [North East] from Wemyss Hall. A large sandstone quarry at present in disuse, situated on the property of J.B. Wemyss Esqr. of Wemyss Hall, and in the middle of a wood. |
| WEMYSS HALL HILL | Wemyss Hall Hill Wemyss Hall Hill |
John Bell Farmer Hill Tarvit John Morrison Shepherd Hill Tarvit |
011 | [situation] Within the demesne of Wemyss Hall. A middling sized hill situated a little to the North of Wemyss Hall. Its surface is wood and furze and arable. On its summit stands the ancient cross of Cupar bearing date 1683, it has been used as a Trig. [Trigonometrical] Station under the name of "Tarvit Hill Tower. It was carried there by the late Colonel Wemyss, when improvements were being made on the streets of Couper, i.e. about 36 years ago, and placed on a whinstone pedestal. It is a small round column surmounted by the town arms. (Colonel Wemyss was father of J.B. Wemyss Esq. the present proprietor of Wemyss Hall.) |
| MARKET CROSS OF CUPAR PLACED HERE 1817 [Wemyss Hall Hill] | Market Cross of Cupar placed here 1817 | John Bell Farmer Hill Tarvit John Morrison Shepherd Hill Tarvit | 011 | [situation] Within the demesne of Wemyss Hall. A middling sized hill situated a little to the North of Wemyss Hall. Its surface is wood and furze and arable. On its summit stands the ancient cross of Cupar bearing date 1683, it has been used as a Trig. [Trigonometrical] Station under the name of "Tarvit Hill Tower. It was carried there by the late Colonel Wemyss, when improvements were being made on the streets of Couper, i.e. about 36 years ago, and placed on a whinstone pedestal. It is a small round column surmounted by the town arms. (Colonel Wemyss was father of J.B. Wemyss Esq. the present proprietor of Wemyss Hall.) |
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10 Parish of Cupar Plan 11C Trace 3[signed] P. McHugh Pte. RS&M [Private, Royal Sappers and Miners] Nov. 15th 1853
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