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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
NIVEN'S GREEN Nivens Green
Nivens Green
Nivens Green
Nivens Green
Nivens Green
Mr. A. White
Mr. E. Johnston
Mr. P. Marshall
Mr. W. Marshall
Fyfes Summer Life at Queensferry
003 [situation] At the South Side of Nivens Bank

A rough uneven piece of ground at the West end of Queensferry, whi [which] derives its name from a farm stea [steading] that stood here but was demolished some Years since by the Earl of Roseberry whose property it is -- In the N [North] side there is a steep Cutting rising abruptly above the road Way in which a number of human bones and a Stone Coffin have been found, but whether it was a grave Yard or the scene of a battle is not known nor is there any traditions existing respecting it.

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