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Fordel, mining vil., Dalgetty par., Fifeshire, ¾ mile SE. of Crossgates sta., pop. (including Wemyss Square, Aberdour par.) 488; in vicinity are coal mines, which have been worked since 1600; 2 miles NE. of Inverkeithing is Fordel Castle, seat.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "mining village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Dalgety Parish Fife County |
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