Fife Place-name Data

Kirkton Of Leuchars

Kirkton Of Leuchars * LEU S NO455214 1 20m

    Kirktone de Luchris 1477 RMS ii no. 1302
    Kirktoun de L. 1540 RMS iii no. 2114 [Leuchars-Ramsay]
    (third of lands of) Kirktoun de Lucheres 1567 Retours (Fife) no. 63
    terris de Kirktoun de Leucharis 1610 Retours (Fife) no. 218 [Forbes of Rires]
    the thrid pairt of the lands of Kirktoune of Leuchars 1658 Retours (Fife) no. 882 [James earl of Southesk]
    Kirktoune de Lewchars 1686 Retours (Fife) no. 1273 [Robert Forbes of Rires]
    Kirktoun de Lewchars 1688 Retours (Fife) no. 1292 [Charles earl of Southesk, a third of the lands of *Kirkton of Leuchars]
    Kirktoune de Leuchars 1700 Retours (Fife) no. 1440 [James earl of Southesk, a third part of *Kirkton of Leuchars]

Sc kirktoun + Sc of + en Leuchars

‘Farm of village at the kirk of Leuchars’. The above NGR is of Leuchars parish kirk, beside which the kirkton stood. It has developed into the modern village of Leuchars.

This place-name appeared in printed volume 4

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