A topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands, cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages, with historical and statistical descriptions: embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and universities . and on the otherseveral fabulous animals; it was discovered in diggingthe foundation for the church, and was erected in thevillage in commemoration of Rodneys victory, andthence called Rodneys Cross, but was removed to itspresent situation within the last few years. In sinkingthe same foundations, a labourer, wh
A topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands, cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages, with historical and statistical descriptions: embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and universities . and on the otherseveral fabulous animals; it was discovered in diggingthe foundation for the church, and was erected in thevillage in commemoration of Rodneys victory, andthence called Rodneys Cross, but was removed to itspresent situation within the last few years. In sinkingthe same foundations, a labourer, who contrived to keepthe discovery a secret from his companions, found in anearthen pot a large number of silver coins of the reign ofWilliam the Lion of Scotland, many of which had beenstruck at Stirling, and some of Henry II. of England,all which he sold by weight for £46. About the year1822 there was dug out of a steep bank on the Findhorna large stone coffin containing a human skeleton. Amongthe eminent persons connected with the parish may bementioned James Stewart, known as the Good Regent,who was Earl of Moray in the reign of his sister, theunfortunate Mary, Queen of Scots. Alexander Brodieof Brodie, who lived in the time of Cromwell, was twicechosen a lord of h Seal. DYSART, a burgh, sea-port town, and parish, inthe district of Kirkcaldy,county of Fife ; includingthe villages of Boreland andGallatown, the former quoadsacra parish of Pathhead,and part of that of Thorn-ton ; and containing 7591inhabitants, of whom 1885are in the town, 2 miles (E.)from Kirkcaldy, and 14 ( E.) from Edinburgh. Thisplace appears to have retained its original Gaelic name,signifying the Temple of the Most High, from its riseto the present time. The earliest event upon recordconnected with it is the invasion of Fife by the Danes,towards the close of the ninth century, when, bringingtheir fleet to anchor in the Firth of Forth, they landedon the coast of this parish, and marching i
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