OS1/13/84/99
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFE NESS MUIR | Fifeness Muir Fifeness Muir Fifeness Muir |
James Bowman Crail Mr. Morton Craighead. Mr. Todd Balcomie |
020 | [situation] About 15 Chains S.E. [South East] from Craighead A Small piece of rough ground on the farm of Craighead its surface is covered with furze, it is only a Small portion of a larger tract of Muirland. Now all except this piece under cultivation, and the exact limits of which cannot now be ascertained. |
| LOWER MEAD | Lower Mead Lower Mead |
James Bowman Crail James Brown Crail |
020 | [situation] Adjoining Crail Harbour A Small Solid Stone building about fifteen feet high, it is about 5 feet square at its base and is conically built to the forementioned height, it is in good repair And Situated about one chain inland of Crail harbour, it is only one of two such landmarks built for the purpose of guiding Mariners in bringing their vessels into the above harbour it was built at some remote but unknown period, and is kept in repair & Whitewashed annually by the burgh authorities of Crail |
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Parish of Crail Plan 20 B. Trace No.3. 99[page no.]To be written in conformity with the name Fife Ness (in page 98) as two words [This is written under Fife Ness Muir in Orthography column]
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