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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALCARRES HOUSE | Balcarres House . Balcarres House . Balcarres House Balcarres . . . Balcarras Balcarres Balcarres |
General J Lindsay Proprietor Balcarres Mr. Adamson Balcarres Mr. J. Sith Riras Hist. [History] of Fife by J.M. Leighton Page 117 R. Sibbald's Hist. [History] of Fife Page 35? County Map dated 1826 & 7 Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] p. 319 |
026 | A large and handsomely built mansion house and office houses all in good repair. Attached to it is a large and well enclosed Garden, and a large tract of Arable and other ornamentally Wooded Demesne lands. It is the property of General J Lindsay. the mansion house was built in the year 1616 and in 1839 a large addition was made to it. It is famous as being the birth place and residence of Lady Anne Lindsay the compositor of the Scotch Song "Auld Robin Gray" and a Local tradition exists to the effect that Cromwell spent a night in it when passing through these parts with his army. both the rooms occupied by these persons remain Since without any alteration for improvement or otherwise.- |
| GRASS LAW | Grass Law Grass Law |
Mr. James Sith Riris Mr Adamson Balcarres |
026 | A Small Circular Conical hill on the farm of Rires its Surface [Grene.] or arable ground. & on its Summit there is a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station called By Trignl. [Trigonometrical] Party "Grass Law". |
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[Page] 58 -- List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C.Asst [Civilian Assistant]Parish of Kilconquhar Plan 26A Trace 1
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Balcarres House - House & Offices
Grass law - Hill
[Signed] Thomas [Smith]
April
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