FIFE HERALD, THURSDAY 28TH JUNE 1838 District of Dunfermline, road meetings and tolls to let. Notice is hereby given, in terms of the Act 1st and 2d William IV Cap. 43, that a Special General Meeting of the Trustees of the Turnpike Roads in the district of Dunfermline, will be held in the townhouse there,Continue reading “Cairneyhill Transport”
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Description of Cairneyhill in 1883
Dear blog reader I spotted this series in a local newspaper on the geography and local history of Fife in 1883 and I thought the section that covered Cairneyhill, from Pitfirrane House to Gillanderson Toll-House was very informative. I hope you also find it interesting. Jacqueline ********************* FIFESHIRE JOURNAL THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER 1883 THE WESTContinue reading “Description of Cairneyhill in 1883”
Assault at the Toll-House
FIFESHIRE JOURNAL THURSDAY 30 JANUARY 1845 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT On Friday last, about dusk, three Irishmen entered the Gillanderson toll-house, between Cairneyhill and Torryburn, which is licensed to sell spirits and ales, and called for a bottle of ale, which was given them. Sometime after they called for a gill, but the mistress of the houseContinue reading “Assault at the Toll-House”
Cairneyhill People and History 