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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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KINCRAIG HILL | Kincraig Hill Kincraig Hill Kincraig Hill Kincraig hill Kincraig hill |
John Forgan Broomlee Alexander Finlayson Grangehill Duncan McGregor Mount Pleasant Hist: [History] of Fife by J M Leighton page 117 Stat acct of Co [Statistical Account of County] Page 219 |
026 | A small hill on the farm of Kincraig on the summit and North W [West] side it is of arable surface and on the southern front it is bounded by the line of H. [High] Water over which it rises abruptly to a height of about 200 feet. presenting a nearly perpendicular rugged wall or precipice of Trap rock, in which are some natural caves etc . in shape it is an oblong oval & on its summit is a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station call'd by T. [Trigonometrical] Party"Kincraig" |
HALL CAVE | Hall Cave Hall Cave Hall Cave Hall-Cave Hall-cave |
John Forgan Broomlee Alexander Finlayson Grangehill Duncan McGregor Mount Pleasant Hist: [History] of Fife by R. Sibbald page 333 Hist: [History] of Fife by J M Leighton 117 |
026 | A natural cave in a ridge of rock on the south side of Kincraighill its entrance is situated on the line of H.W. [High Water] and it projects inland underground for a distance of about 80 links its shape is irregular and formed on all sides of Trap Rock its average width & breadth is about 6 feet by 4 ft. [Feet] it is much resorted to by wild Doves etc |
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71 List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C Asst. [Civil Assistant][Parish of] Kilconquhar Plan 26C Trace 3
[page signed] T. Smith CA [Civil Assistant]
12th May 1853
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