Kirkton
Kirkton BEA S NT149922 1 160m
the Kirktoun 1574 Inchcolm Chrs. p. 222
the Kirktoun 1574 Inchcolm Chrs. p. 218
the Kirktoun 1574 Inchcolm Chrs. p. 220 [‘the Kirktoun and West Mylne occupyit be Robert Muirtoun’]
Kirktoun 1601 Inchcolm Chrs. p. 225 [Alexander Maistertoun tenant of ‘the landis of Kirktoun and Mwretoun of Beath’]
the Kirktoun of Baith 1668 RMS xi no. 1165
Kirktown 1753 Roy sheet 17, 5 [also shows Manse, on east side of road, Kirk of Beath and Kirkford]
Kirktown Farm 1759 RHP14330
Kirktown 1775 Ainslie/Fife
Sc kirktoun
‘Farm by or near the kirk’. It takes its name from the nearby parish church of Beath known as Kirk o’ Beath, which also gave rise to the name Kirkford to the south of the kirk. It appears as Kirkton Farm on OS Pathf.
This place-name appeared in printed volume 1