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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARK PLACE [Elie] | Park Place Park Place Park Place Park Place |
Corner Ticket George Leech Thomas fenwick John Bennit |
026 | [situation] On the N. [North] side of the Village. A row of dwelling houses branching northerly from High Street they are two and three storeys high in good repair and belonging to different proprietors. |
| Site of BUCHLYVIE VILLAGE | Buchlyvie Village (site of) Buchlyvie Village (site of) Buchlyvie Village (site of) Bucklyvie Village (site of) |
Old Plan of Lands adjoining Elie House Mr. Brodie Elie Ho. [House] Mr. Gavin. Elie Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
026 | [situation] About 3/8 of a Mile N.N.W. [North North West] from Elie Ho. [House]. The site of an ancient village between Elie House and Kilconquhar Loch there is no trace of it now remaining. It marked on an old plan in the possession of the proprietor of the ground. |
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56 [No Header][Quotation] "There was once a village named Buchlyvie in the neighbourhood of the mansion house. One of the ladies Anstruther ordered it to be removed and it is said that on leaving the place one of the old inhabitants a female who passed among the neighbours for being wiser than she ought predicted that the family should not flourish again for seven generations. The prophecy is still devoutly believed by a number of people: and the fact had added strength to their faith. - the sixth proprietor within the memory of middle aged men being now in possession and some disaster having occurred in the history of them all. " New Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] Elie parish
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