OS1/13/78/6
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT (Remains of) [Inch Keith] | Fort (Remains of) Fort (Remains of) ruins of a Fort |
John Brown Joseph Brown Sinclairs Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
041 | [situation] About 5 Chains S. [South] of the Lighthouse. The remains of a fortification first erected in 1549, by the English, then in Scotland under the Duke of Somerset. Having been taken from the English by the French who at that time possessed Leith the works erected by the lately dislodged occupants, were thrown down, and a more complete fortification was erected in its place. On a part of the Fort which remained until about the end of the last century were the initials M.R. and the date 1336, In the year 1567 by an Act of the Scottish Parliament the Fort was destroyed to prevent it of being of used to the English. Nothing remains of it now, but a small portion of a wall about 10 or 12 links wide and that in a very dilapidated state. |
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6 Parish of Kinghorn[Note] German Text
[Quotation] Ext [Excerpt]: from Old Stat: [Statistical] Account. Vol: [Volume] 12: Page 233.
"Upon Inch Keith, a small island between Kinghorn and Leith and which is considered as belonging to this parish there are the ruins of a fort which was in repair in the reign of Queen Mary of Scotland and which was then garrisoned by French Soldiers."
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