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Re: Where is this place?
« Reply #9 on: Friday 02 October 09 15:36 BST (UK) »
maybe as the reference is from the Fife FHS you could contact them for some help???

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Re: Where is this place?
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 06 October 09 14:12 BST (UK) »
I'm fairly sure you should manage to contact FHS the same as me BUT I did find this list which may be of use. It's content may assist in knitting together info which could give a clue to the name...

http://www.archive.org/stream/placenamesoffife00lidd/placenamesoffife00lidd_djvu.txt

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Re: Where is this place?
« Reply #11 on: Friday 05 March 10 09:20 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for your replies everyone sorry its taken me a while to get back. I contacted Fife library and they searched their documents as well as being passed on for FHS involvement and noone seems to know where it is, leading to the conclusion that it isnt in Fife.  Im now utterly stumped..

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Re: Where is this place?
« Reply #12 on: Friday 05 March 10 09:37 GMT (UK) »
ive just been looking on one of the map links again..up by Balfarg on the geo.nls website listed above, if you look for markinch north west of east wemyss at a scale of 1km to 2000ft theres a place called Muriespot.. now i wonder!!???

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Re: Where is this place?
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 14 October 12 10:20 BST (UK) »
Oh my gosh! I just came across a reference in an old document online to Knightspott Ive been looking for!! Taken 2 years to find it! Just shows you should never give up! The town is documented as "Knychttis potte" and is described as being close to Abernethy in the sheriffdom of Perth! :o ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Where is this place?
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 14 October 12 10:32 BST (UK) »
If at first you don't succeed...

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« Reply #15 on: Sunday 14 October 12 10:36 BST (UK) »
Thanks  :D

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Re: Where is this place?
« Reply #16 on: Sunday 14 October 12 11:12 BST (UK) »
Curiouser and curiouser said Alice, on the old map,Stobie James, fl. 1775-1804  The counties of Perth and Clackmannan, its called Wright's Pottie! Haha  ;D  
http://maps.nls.uk/joins/664.html

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Re: Where is this place?
« Reply #17 on: Saturday 19 January 13 01:43 GMT (UK) »
Hi Bondgirl,

Was reading through from start (pg 1) re Knightspott and before I realised there was another page, I found a Knightsward, Pittenweem but not  "WRIGHT" place :-O

Well, it sure sent you "Potty" trying to find it.

I just love things like that - it's what makes genealogy so frustrating & exciting at the same time and you were definitely both  :D
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