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Saturday 31 January 2009

Fish Merchant Fife Scotland


An old view of a Fish Merchant in Fife, Scotland.

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Friday 30 January 2009

The Smithy Self Catering Fife Scotland


The Smithy Self Catering, Radernie, Fife, Scotland. This light airy flat is south facing providing the occupants with 180 degrees of spectacular views over the countryside. The sliding door from the lounge takes you onto a large open verandah with deck furniture on which you can relax and drink in the scenery. It is comfortably appointed in neutral tones to a high standard and has a secluded private aspect.

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Thursday 29 January 2009

Northcraig Cottage North Queensferry Fife Scotland


Northcraig Cottage, North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. Northcraig Cottage is in the beautiful village of North Queensferry. Our family home has stunning views from all guest rooms of the Firth of Forth and the Forth Road Bridge. The rooms are attractively furnished. There's off-road parking, wireless internet and a friendly, welcoming atmosphere in the house.

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Friday 23 January 2009

Puffin Cottage Fife Scotland


Puffin Cottage, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Puffin Cottage a typical Scottish cottage, is located in the heart of the fishing village of Pittenweem. It is only two hundred yards from the active harbour, which is the home of the East Neuk fishing fleet and the increasingly popular Pittenweem Arts Festival. Close to Pittenweem lies the May Isle, which is home to forty thousand puffins (hence the name) and if you time it right you can take one of the boat trips to visit the May Isle and see for yourself.

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Thursday 22 January 2009

Freuchie Cottage Fife Scotland


Freuchie Cottage Fife Scotland. Creg-Ny-Baa is a charming, two bedroomed, late 19th century, end-terraced, stone built cottage situated in the lovely village of Freuchie in the heart of the Kingdom of Fife, in Scotland. From Freuchie it is under an hour's drive to the Capital City of Edinburgh in the South or to Perth and Dundee in the North. It is about 30 minutes to St Andrews, the East Neuk of Fife and more than 50 golf courses, or to the towns of Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline. It is only 5 minutes away from either the picturesque and historic village of Falkland or the modern shopping facilities of Glenrothes.

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Monday 19 January 2009

Burns Alive Fife Scotland


Burns Alive Fife Scotland. Saturday 24th Jan 2009 at Carnegie Hall, East Port, Dunfermline. Telephone 08451 55 55 55. As part of Scotland's celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Dunfermline Heritage Trust presents a multi-media production featuring David Purdie and Sheena Wellington. This show, which gained a five star recommendation at the Edinburgh Festival, will feature a broad selection of Burns' most famous songs including 'A Man's a Man for a' That', which Sheena sang at the opening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, as well as classics such as 'Ae Fond Kiss' and 'Red Red Rose'. David Purdie, well known to Burns lovers world-wide, will narrate the life and times of the poet accompanied by spectacular images, drawings and engravings taken from the Scottish National Archive Collection, many of which have never been seen in public before. Robert Burns Biography, a life of the Bard of Scotland.

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Saturday 17 January 2009

Archbishop Sharp's Bridge Ceres Fife Scotland


Archbishop Sharp's Bridge, Ceres, Fife, Scotland. Running alongside the Bow Butts and the village green is the Ceres Burn, and spanning it is the attractive 17th century bridge, also known as the "Bishop's Bridge". Archbishop Sharp was one of the most hated men in the country. From being Presbyterian minister of Crail he had become Episcopalian Archbishop of St. Andrews and renowned for his severity towards the Covenanters. In may 1679, the Archbishop, accompanied by his daughter, in his grand coach with coachman, postillions and 4 serving men, came from Kennoway where he had slept the night on his journey from Edinburgh to St. Andrews. By the old waterless way he would come down the hill to Ceres and over the bridge to a building at the corner of the High Street where he smoked a pipe with the curate and then onwards towards Magus Moor, where, within sight of St. Andrews, he was brutally done to death by a group of Covenanters who had spent the previous night in a barn at Baldinnie. These men had received word that the Sheriff--Depute, by name Carmichael, and also hated for his treatment of Covenanters, would be hunting in the neighbourhood next day, but Carmichael had received a warning and was safely in his headquarters at Cupar. Just as the party were preparing to break up and go home, a message reached them that the Archbishop was nearby. Hardly able to believe their good fortune, the 12 men galloped after the coach, caught up with it and committed the murder. After searching the coach they cantered away but stopped after 3 miles to give thanks to God "for the awful deed they had been permitted to perpetrate."

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Tuesday 13 January 2009

Markinch Parish Fife Scotland

Markinch Parish, Fife, Scotland. " Markinch parish is bounded by Kennoway, Wemyss, Dysart, Kinglassie, Leslie, Falkland and Kettle. It measures about six miles north to south by four miles broad. A small detached portion containing the village of Innerleven, or Dubbieside, lies at the mouth of the Leven and is cut off from the rest of the parish by that of Wemyss. The parish contains the villages of Markinch, Milton, Coaltown, Balcurvie, Windygates, Thornton, Woodside, Balbirnie Bridge and Kirkforthar Feus. Coal has been extensively worked, but the deposits at Balbirnie are becoming exhausted. There are paper mills at Balbirnie Bridge, Rothes and Auchmuty; flax and tow mills at Milton, Haugh Mill, Thornton and Sythrum; bleachfields at Rothes, Balgonie, Lochtyside and Kirkforthar Feus; a woollen manufactory at Balbirne Bridge and a power loom linen factory at Milton. There are also a number of flour, corn and saw mills in the parish; and a large distillery and malting establishment at Cameron Bridge. The parish church is at Markinch; there are chapels of ease at Thornton and Milton; a UP Church and a Free Church at Markinch; and a UP church at Innerleven. " Edited from Westwood's Directory for the counties of Fife and Kinross published 1862.

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Wednesday 7 January 2009

Auchtertool Parish Fife Scotland

Auchtertool Parish, Fife, Scotland. " Auchtertool parish is bounded on the south by Kinghorn, Burntisland and Aberdour, on the north and north-west by Auchterderran and Beath, and on the east by Kinghorn and Abbotshall. It is three miles long by one and a half miles broad and covers an area of 2630 acres. There are 1650 acres under cultivation, 750 under pasture and none under wood. The Cullalo hills at the west of the parish rise to 750 feet above sea level and command a fine view of the Isle of May, the Bass Rock and North Berwick Law. Camilla Loch, near the north-east boundary, covers eighteen acres and is twenty two feet deep in places. It is supplied with eels, perch and pike. Horses are only bred and reared for farm purposes, but not for sale. Much attention is paid to the breeding and rearing of black cattle, for which the growing of turnips and potatoes is much increased. Sheep have lately been introduced and appear to pay well. There are no collieries, coal having to be brought from Auchterderran. There are two limestone quarries, wrought for local use but not for sale. There are several whinstone quarries used for the turnpike and other roads in the parish. The parish church is about one mile distant from the village. There is a parish school, a private school and an infant school. There is also a parish library, established in 1824, with 240 volumes. The village has a savings bank, six public houses but no inn. The village is famed for its extensive brewery, making ales, porter and table beer. The ales are shipped at Kirkcaldy for London. " From A Descriptive & historic gazeteer of the counties of Fife, Kinross and Clackmannan by M Barbieri, published 1857.

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Monday 5 January 2009

Salt Burgh Fife Scotland


Salt Burgh, Fife, Scotland. The first record of Dysrat was made in the early 13th century, with the initial role to settle civil matters between the church and landowners. During the middle of the 15th century, trade with the Low Countries began for salt and coal exportation. In the 16th and 17th centuries, trade expanded to the Netherlands and the Baltic Countries. Dysart acquired two nicknames; Salt Burgh and Little Holland as a result.

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Friday 2 January 2009

Auchtermuchty Parish Fife Scotland


Auchtermuchty Parish, Fife, Scotland. " Auchtermuchty is a parish and a royal burgh, the latter twenty two miles from Dundee, nineteen miles from St Andrews, fourteen miles from Perth, five miles from Newburgh, and three miles from Collessie, a station on the Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway. It is situated on the road from Kinross to Cupar Fife, ten miles from the former and nine miles from the latter town. Auchtermuchty is irregularly built, many of the houses are thatched and low, but the greater proportion are of a superior appearance. There is a good substantial mansion house in the town, which was once the residence of the Thane of Fife. A stream of water called Loverspool runs through the town, dividing it into nearly two equal parts. This place was constituted a royal burgh by James IV, which charter was confirmed by James VI, and it still enjoys all the privileges arising therefrom, except that of parliamentary representation. It is governed by 3 baillies, 15 councillors, a treasurer, and town clerk, and has a sheriff's small debt court, which is held quarterly. O. T. Bruce Esq. of Grange and Falkland is patron of the parish, and has become of late years a large proprietor in it. There is a castle on one of his estates which was built by the unfortunate Mary, Queen of Scotland. A considerable trade is carried on here in manufacturing linen and cotton goods for Dunfermline, Dundee and Kirkcaldy houses, and this forms the principal business of the place. There are branches respectively of the Union Bank of Scotland, and the Western Bank of Scotland, and a bank for savings. The places of worship comprise a church of the establishment, a free church, 3 united presbyterian chapels, and one for baptists. The parish church is an old structure, lately enlarged, and situated near the centre of the town. Schools are connected with the parish church and the free church, and there is one for infants. Fairs April 5th, July 13th and August 21st. " From Slater's Directory, published 1852. Auchtermuchty Photographs.

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