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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIRES | Rires Rires Rires Riras Reres |
Mr. James Sith Farmer Riras M. Adamson Balcarres Rent Receipts Hist [History] of Fife by R Sibbald p. 357 Hist. [History] of Fife by J.M. Leighton p. 117 |
026 | A large farm house and office houses all in good repair with steam power Thrashing Mill in good working order attached to these is a large farm of ground the property of Mr. Bayne, and occupied by Mr. James Sith (farmer) |
| Site of RIRES CASTLE | Site of Castle Site of Castle |
Mr. James Sith farmer Rires Mr. Adamson Balcarres |
026 | The site of an old castle on the farm of Rires, no trace of it now remains, the present farmer in Rires farm took down the walls of the Castle about 14 years ago, and dug up the foundation of it, using the stones for the building of ring fences on the farm. the Castle was an oblong square, built of rough unhewn stones, the wall being 6 to seven feet thick. an outhouse which stood clos by it still remains and is occupied by a Hind. A rampart of earth and stones encircled the Castle on the inside of the rampart was a deep Fosse which could at will be fill'd with water over which there was a drawbridge. Anciently it belonged according to Sibbalds Hist. [History] p. 357 to a family of the name of Weems, and by marriage to a family named Pitsligoe, afterwards to a Captain Chrichton descendant of the Earls of Dumfries. Now the property belongs to Alexander Boyne Esqr. |
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57 List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C.Asst [Civilian Assistant]Parish of Kilconquhar Plan 26A Trace 1
[signed] T. Smith C.Asst. [Civilian Assistant] 13th April 1853
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