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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Cairneyhill Train Station
FIFE NEWS. SATURDAY 7TH APRIL 1883. KIRKCALDY: THE NEW RAILWAY. Mr Dalgleish of Pitfirrane has withdrawn his opposition to the Alloa, Dunfermline, and Kirkcaldy Railway, on condition that stations be put down at Cairneyhill and Crossford. NEWMARKET JOURNAL. SATURDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 1925. NEW LNER STATION MASTERS Mr F W Cooper, station master, Monkseaton, to beContinue reading “Cairneyhill Train Station”
Cairneyhill Farming
THE SCOTSMAN, THURSDAY 24TH APRIL 1919 SCOTCH SEED POTATOES 10 tons British Queens, dressed 2 in. by 1 1/4 in., grown on high land, make a nice seed sample; also 10 tons, same dressing, from moss: all load Dollar station. Turnips – for sale, 50 tons, good sound stuff. Cairneyhill Agricultural Society Limited, 61-65 QueenContinue reading “Cairneyhill Farming”
Cairneyhill Deaths
DUNDEE EVENING TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 1905 WELL-KNOWN DUNFERMLINE MAN DEAD A well-known personage belonging to Cairneyhill, near Dunfermline, name Campbell Drysdale, retired coal agent, died suddenly last night. During the day he had as usual been in Dunfermline, and on returning to his home in Cairneyhill he was seized with a shock and expired.Continue reading “Cairneyhill Deaths”
Holidays at Cairneyhill Train Station Part 2
Dear blog reader Following on from my first blog post on holidays at Cairneyhill train station which was published 5 weeks ago (and very well received by you all, thank you), below is a further post on such holidays. I do hope you find this interesting. Jacqueline *********************** COATBRIDGE LEADER SATURDAY 21 MARCH 1953 RAILWAYContinue reading “Holidays at Cairneyhill Train Station Part 2”
Railway Happenings
Dear blog reader This week’s blog post has a railway theme, 2 shorter reports combined, both with a railway connection. I do hope you find them interesting. Jacqueline **************** DUNDEE COURIER MONDAY 2 MAY 1898 THE DEATH IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE On Saturday morning the man who was found dead in a railway carriage atContinue reading “Railway Happenings”
Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1920
Dear blog reader, Welcome to the seventh part in a series, a list of the people, with address and occupation where known, who were connected with Cairneyhill in 1920. In 1920 there were 135 people listed, with 26 addresses specified, and with 14 occupations comprising 1 Church minister, 2 joiners, 1 market gardener, 1 slaughterContinue reading “Cairneyhill Valuation Roll 1920”
Holiday at Cairneyhill Train Station
THE SCOTSMAN MONDAY 3 APRIL 1950 HOLIDAYS IN RAIL COACHES Survivors of a pre-war force of over 400, seventeen coaches of British Railways are parked in sidings near the holiday-spots of Southern England with nowhere to go but with a purpose in their immobility. They are “camping coaches”, rolling stock fitted with sleeping accommodation andContinue reading “Holiday at Cairneyhill Train Station”
Cairneyhill People and History 