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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARGARET'S HOPE | St Margaret's Hope St Margaret's Hope St Margaret's Hope St Margaret's Hope St Margaret's Hope Waldean Bay |
His [History] of Dunfermline Map of Fife & Kinross Turnpike Rd [Road] Map Mr William Pringle New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Mr Angus, Inverkeithing |
039 | A small Bay on the north side of the Firth of Forth and between Rosyth Castle and Longcraig. So called from the Princess Margaret afterwards Queen of Malcolm III, having landed there, in her flight from England. "St Margaret's Hope is so called because it was the place where Margaret who afterwards became Queen of Malcolm III landed during a storm in her flight from England. New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
| Remains of a BATTERY [Inch Garvie] | Remains of a Battery Remains of a Battery Remains of a Battery Remains of a Battery |
Mr Pringle Mr Angus Revd [Reverend] Mr Chalmers New Stat [Statistical] Account of Scotland |
039 | The Remains of a battery supposed by the Gentlemen whose names are given in the Column of Authorities, to have been erected by Oliver Cromwell's Army in the year 1651. The walls of which are almost level with the ground, it having the embrasures still visible. It appears to have been built at the same time with the Fort on the west end of the same Island (Garvie) and of similar materials. It is of smaller dimensions than the ruin at the west end. |
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19 [right corner of header]Plan 39D Parish of Dunfermline Detached [in header]
3/8 of a mile S [South] West of Jamestown [Situation for St Margaret's Hope]
On Inchgarvie [Situation for Remains of a Battery]
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