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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITREAVIE | Pitreavie Pitreavie Pitreavie Pitreavie Pitreavie Pitreavie Pitreavie |
Revd. [Reverend] P. Chalmers His [History] of Dunfermline Turnpike Road Map Mr. Stevens Mr. McDonald. Writer Dunfermline Rate Book Property Map New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
039 | [situation] about 1/8 of a mile west of Mastertown. An old stone building, formerly a Baronial residence, but now uninhabited. and in bad repair. "A battle was fought near Pitreavie in July 1657, between the Army of Cromwell and that of Charles II. it has been called the Battle of Fife, and sometimes also "The Battle of Inverkeithing", and "Battle of Pitreavie": - the first action having been fought near Inverkeithing, and then [continued] up to Pitreavie, where the chief slaughter took place. it is the property of Mr. Blackwood. London. * Chalmers His. [History] of Dunfermline. |
| THE ENTRY | The Entry The Entry The Entry Pitreavy Entry |
Charles Arthur St. Margarets Stone Mr. Husband Gellet Mr. Thomson. Grange Rate Book |
039 | [situation] 12 chains SE of St. Margarets Stone (Farm) A small public house and cottage on the west side of the public road from Inverkeithing to Dunfermline, being situated near the entrance to Pitreavie, it recd. [received] the name of "The Entry" |
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20 Plan 39A Parish of Dunfermline[Quotation] Chalmers His [History] of Dunfermline Page [obscured] Says - The eye of a Stranger on entering the Parh. [Parish] by the Queensferry Road, is attended on the right by the ancient Baronial House of Pitreavie, once the residence of Sir Henry Wardlaw, Bart. [Baronet] Chamberlain to Queen Ann of Denmark, and subsequently the property of the Blackwood family. the present representative of which resides in London. the date of its erection is unknown
[Note] Human Skeletons and Coins of the 16th Century found here. } Written over the site where these were found some years since by the Forester David Marshall and his Assistant at Pitreavie and thought corroborative of the account by of the battle described in page 10 having been fought hereabouts. [initialled] J.K.
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