OS1/13/98/54
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHIL CHURCH (Ruins of) | Methill Church [Ruins of] Methill Church [Ruins of] Methill Church [Ruins of] Methil church [Ruins of] Methil church [Ruins of] Methil church [Ruins of] |
Thomas Bywater Esqr, Factor to Admiral Wemyss H. Peter Esq. Kirkland Works Doctor Brewster Leven Manse Mr. H. Smyth Schoolmaster Mr. J. Steven Schoolmaster Revd. D. Bell Kennoway |
025 | [situation] About 1/2 Mile West from Kirkland Works The ruins of a Small Church, a portion of the Walls of which is still standing. Surrounded by a graveyard where the inhabitants of the adjacent neighbourhood Still Continue to bury their dead, nothing farther is known about it either historical or traditional than it was prior to the reformation one of two Chapelries belonging the Parish of Wemyss, period. W.H. Smyth Parish Schoolmaster Leven states that this "Was a chapel previous to the Reformation but after that event it became the parish church of Methill which then formed a separate parish, When the village was in a flourishing condition, it has long since been united." |
| Burnmill Dam | Burnmill Dam Burnmill Dam |
Mr. R. Nairn Burn Mill H. Peter Esqr. Kirkland Works |
[situation] About 15 Chains N.W. [North West] from Kirkland Works. A dam across the River Leven for the purpose of raising a proper supply of Water for Burn Mill. |
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54 [page] Parish of Wemyss Plan 25 C Trace 3."Under this article we may notice the remains of two Popish chapels the one at Methilmill and the other a little beyond West Wemyss." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Fife
"There are also the ruins of two ancient chapels in the parish the one of which is Situated near Methilmill and the other a little westward of West Wemyss." Leighton's Hist. [History] of Fife, vol. [Volume] II. p. [page] 169
"There was once a parsonage and vicarage at Methil the patronage of which was disponed by Archbishop Hamilton to Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss who died in 1571." Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account], vol. [volume] 16, p. [page] 527.
Note - Burn Mill to be written two words on Plan as in the name of this mill It is evidently incorrect to write it as one word
Transcriber's notes
In Authorities for Methil Church I have put 'Schoolmaster' after Mr. J. Steven as there is ditto mark to the name above it.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
VickiColeman
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