Abercrombie, Fife
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Abercrombie is a hamlet in Fife
, situated around 1 mile to the north of the village of St Monans, and 10 miles south of the town of St Andrews
. Abercrombie was the former name of the parish of St Monans, although both Abercrombie and St Monans had churches.
The hamlet is centered around Abercrombie Farmstead. The lands of Abercrombie have been farmed by the Stewart family for many generations and they own the adjoining farmland of Craigiewells, just north of St Monans.
The land around Abercrombie was formerly owned by the Sandilands family and Sir James Sandilands was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Abercrombie
in 1647. Lord Abercrombie wasted his estates following the death of his father and had to sell his properties in Fife in 1649. The title became extinct on the death of the second Lord Abercrombie in 1681.
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, situated around 1 mile to the north of the village of St Monans, and 10 miles south of the town of St Andrews
St Andrews
St Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
. Abercrombie was the former name of the parish of St Monans, although both Abercrombie and St Monans had churches.
The hamlet is centered around Abercrombie Farmstead. The lands of Abercrombie have been farmed by the Stewart family for many generations and they own the adjoining farmland of Craigiewells, just north of St Monans.
The land around Abercrombie was formerly owned by the Sandilands family and Sir James Sandilands was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Abercrombie
Lord Abercrombie
Lord of Abercrombie was a title in the Peerage of Scotland that was created on 12 December 1647. It became extinct on the death of the 2nd Lord in 1681.-Lords of Abercrombie :*James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie...
in 1647. Lord Abercrombie wasted his estates following the death of his father and had to sell his properties in Fife in 1649. The title became extinct on the death of the second Lord Abercrombie in 1681.