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Blebo, an estate and two villages in Kemback parish, Fife. The mansion on the estate stands 4 miles E of Cupar, amid wooded picturesque grounds, and contains portraits of Cardinal Beaton and Archbishop Sharp, the latter painted by the Archbishop's daughter; the estate has been greatly improved by its present proprietor, Alex. Bethune, Esq. (b. 1824; suc. 1847), owner of 1355 acres in the shire, valued at £2995 per annum. -Blebo-Craigs village lies ¾ mile NE of the mansion.- Blebo-Mills village stands on Ceres Burn, adjacent to Dura Den, ½ mile SW of Blebo mansion; at it are flax works.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an estate and two villages" (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels") |
| Administrative units: | Kemback ScoP Fife ScoCnty |
| Place: | Blebo |
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