Ferry Hills
| < Cruickness, Cruicks, Inverkeithing Bay | Δ N.Q. Place Name | East Ness, West Ness > |
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Situation | Description Remarks, or other General Observations which may be considered of Interest |
| FERRY HILLS | Ferry Hills
(prominent stirrup?) |
Ferry Hills | Mr Fraser | About 2 chains south of Jamestown | A tract of elevated ground, situated between Inverkeithing and North Queensferry, and bounded on the west by the Great North Road and on the east by the Firth of Forth, a great part of these hills is covered with furze. A skirmish took place between the army of Cromwell & that of Charles II in 1651 (in July), but the Battle the following day took place near Pitreavie in Dunfermline Parish.
Old St [Statistical] Acct [Account] |
| Ferry Hills | Mr Grant | ||||
| Ferry Hills | Mr Pringle | ||||
| Ferry Hills | Mr Douglas | ||||
| Ferry Hills | Chalmers His [History] of Dunfermline | ||||
| Ferry Hills | New Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] |
| < Cruickness, Cruicks, Inverkeithing Bay | Δ N.Q. Place Name | East Ness, West Ness > |