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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITCAIRN | Pitcairn Pitcairn Pitcairn Pitcairn Pitcairn |
Property Plan 1810 at Leslie House Mr. Pearson, Forester Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Nicol, Leslie Mr. Ballingal Mr. Gray, Farmer, Coul. |
024 | [Situation] 1⅝ miles W. [West] of Markinch. A good Farm house with outbuildings and the Ruin of an old house from which the present Farmhouse takes its name. The New Statistical Account mentions a Tumulus, near the buildings in which a Stone Coffin containing Human bones was found about 1770. I have made enquiry about this Tumulus and have consulted the writer of the New Statistical Account - Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Nicol of Leslie, he thinks there is no person at present living who can point out the Site of this Tumulus. |
| PITCAIRN PIT | Pitcairn Pit (Coal) Pitcairn Pit (Coal) Pitcairn Pit (Coal) Pitcairn Pit (Coal) |
Mr. Ballingal Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Nicol Mr. Gray Mr. Pearson. |
024 | [Situation] 1⅜ Miles W. by N. [West by North] of Markinch. A coal Pit worked by Steam the property of Mr Balfour, Balbirnie House. |
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[Page] 42 Plan 24A Leslie ParishNote: "The Old house of Pitcairn, which belonged to
the well known Dr. [Doctor] Pitcairn, is in this parish, but
now in a ruinous State. Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
Note: "The celebrated Dr. [Doctor] Pitcairn was a native of this parish.
"There is a farm which belonged to him, and
Still retains the name of Pitcairn, and the ruins
of a house in which he resided." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
Note: For the descriptive history of this old ho. [house] See page 48
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