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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
GILLESPIE TERRACE Gillespie Terrace
Gillespie Terrace
Major Playfair, Provost of St. Andrews
Mr. George Rae, Architect St. Andrews
[situation] On margin of The Scores, about 6 chains S.E. [South East] of the "Union Club House.
Six delightful cottages principally one story high, with Walled in gardens Attached to each, and are situate on the South side of The Scores, from which a magnificent view of St. Andrews Bay is obtained. -
MARTYRS' MONUMENT Martyr's Monument
Martyr's Monument
Major Playfair, Provost of St. Andrews
Mr. George Rae, Architect St. Andrews
012 [situation] On The Scores about 5 chains E. [East] from Union Club House.
A Monumental pillar about 30 feet high Surrounded by Iron Railing, on the east end of the Scores, it was erected in the year 1843, by public subscription at the cost of £170, and bears the following inscription "In Memory of the Martyrs Patrick Hamilton, Henry Forrest, George Wishart and Walter Mill, who in support of the Protestant faith suffered death by fire at St. Andrews between the years MDXXVIII [1528] and MDLVIII [1558]. The Righteous shall be in everlasting Remembrance."-

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