St Margarets Hope, Remains of a Battery (Inchgarvie)

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ST MARGARET’S HOPE St Margaret’s Hope St Margaret’s Hope His [History] of Dunfermline 3/8 of a mile S [South] West of Jamestown A small Bay on the north side of the Firth of Forth and between Rosyth Castle and Longcraig. So called from the Princess Margaret afterwards Queen of Malcolm III, having landed there, in her flight from England.

“St Margaret’s Hope is so called because it was the place where Margaret who afterwards became Queen of Malcolm III landed during a storm in her flight from England. New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
St Margaret’s Hope Map of Fife & Kinross
St Margaret’s Hope Turnpike Rd Map
St Margaret’s Hope Mr William Pringle
St Margaret’s Hope New Stat. Acct.
Waldean Bay Mr Angus, Inverkeithing
Remains of a BATTERY Remains of a Battery Remains of a Battery Mr Pringle On Inchgarvie The Remains of a battery supposed by the Gentlemen whose names are given in the Column of Authorities, to have been erected by Oliver Cromwell’s Army in the year 1651. The walls of which are almost level with the ground, it having the embrasures still visible. It appears to have been built at the same time with the Fort on the west end of the same Island (Garvie) and of similar materials. It is of smaller dimensions than the ruin at the west end.
Remains of a Battery Mr Angus
Remains of a Battery Revd [Reverend] Mr Chalmers
Remains of a Battery New Stat [Statistical] Account of Scotland

 

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