---- Original Message ----- From: <MRICH10000@aol.com> To: <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 7:13 PM Subject: Archbishop Sharp > Dear Listers, > > Will some kind soul please tell me the location as described below? > > "This engagement between Government ans Convenanting forces took place in the > aftermath of the murder of Archbishop Sharp on Magus Moor in Fife on 3rd May, > 1679." > > Where is Fife? What does Magus Moor mean? If it is a place, where is it? > What was Archbishop Sharp's given name? Fife is the country which lies between the Firths of Forth and Tay. (It might be an idea to look it up on a map) Magnus Moor is a geographical location outside the town of St Andrews - actually between Ceres and St Andrews. James Sharp began as a Presbyterian, and ended up as an Archbishop. Edward Andrews St. Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland Visit our Web site http://www.btinternet.com/~stnicholas.buccleuch/index.htm