Kilconquhar, Fife : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Kilconquhar. You may be able to find further references to Kilconquhar in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Kilconquhar parish and village with railway station Bartholomew
Kilconquhar a post-office village and a coast parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Kilconquhar.

Place Type of entry Source
Balcarres a mansion Groome
Balcarres House seat Bartholomew
Barnyards village Bartholomew
Barnyards a hamlet Groome
Charleton seat Bartholomew
Charleton an estate, with a mansion Groome
Colinsburgh a village Groome
Colinsburgh village Bartholomew
Devil's Cave Bartholomew
Devil's Cowe a cave Groome
Dunnikier a hill Groome
Kincraig Point headland Bartholomew
Largoward village Bartholomew
Lathallan House a mansion Groome
Lathallan House seat Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Colinsburgh 0 2
Elie 0 2
Earlsferry 0 2
St Monance 0 3
Newburn 0 2
Largo Ward 0 2
Pittenweem 1 2
Carnbee 0 2
Largo 1 2
Drummochy 0 2
Anstruther Wester 0 1
Anstruther 3 2
Anstruther Easter 0 1
Cellardyke 0 2
Kilrenny 0 2
Innergellie 0 2
Cameron 0 2
Dunino 0 3
Scoonie 0 2
Leven 0 4

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Kilconquhar. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
KILCONQUHAR John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
KINNEUCHAR John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).

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