Scotland > 1868, 1878 - Slater's (late Pigot & Co.'s) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland > 1878 > Part 1

PIPESHIRE.
LIMEKILNS.
SLATER'S
CONSUL— VICE.
Dehmaek, Sweden, Noewav and Nethee-
LANDS — Siegwarth Halvorsen Ohlsen,
CharlestowD
ENGINEER & IRONFOUNDER.
Morton Andi-ew, Cbaelestown FouNDEy
FARMERS.
See Dunfermline Directory.
FIRE, &c. OFFICE AGENTS.
Reliance (life) — Siegwarth H. Ohlsen,
Charlestown
Scottish Nationai. (life)— Siegwarth H.
Ohlsen, Charlestown — See oflvertisement
Staffobdshiee (fire)- SiegwarthH Ohlsen,
Charlestown
FLESHER.
AUater Charles, Limekilns
GROCERS.
Marked thus * are also Spirit Dealers.
Aitken Margaret, Limekilns
♦Alister Charles, Limekilns
Bryce James, Limekilns
Hudson Robert, Limekilns
♦Izett William, Limekilns
M'Cormick Ann, Limekilns
•M'Kenzie Mary, Limekilns
Pitblado Charles B. (and draper and ship
chandler), Charlestown
*Rolland James, Limekilns
+Whiteheiul Jane, Limekilns
wiiyte George, Limekilns
Wilson Isiibella, Limekilns
*Wooa Mary, Limekilns
LIME WORKS.
Elgin the Earl of, Charlestown Limo Works
— Alexander Watson, agent
SHIP & BOAT BUILDER.
Whitehead J. Bruccliaven, by Limekilns
SHIP OWNERS.
Bayne Andrew, Limekilns
Clark John (& master mariner), Limekilns
Johnston Charles, Limekilns
Nicol Thomas, Limekilns
Ohlgen Siegwarth H. Limekilns
Potter John, Limekilns
MISCELLANEOUS.
Addison John, harbour master & collector ot
harbour dues, Charlestown
Aiuslie George, maltster, Limekilns
Ireland Thomas, salt manufi-. Limekilns
Scott J. H. miller, Midmiil, Charlestown
Thomson Andrew, principal coast officer,
Charlestown
Tolmie Jane, draper and seaman's outfitter
Limekilns
PLACE OF WORSHIP
AND ITS MINISTEIt.
United Presbyterian Chapel, Limekilns
— Eev. James Crawford, minister
SPIRIT DEALERS & PUBLIC HOUSES.
Dundas David (Union Arms), Limekilns
Elder James (Elgin Inn), Charlestown
Ferguson George, Limekilns
Scott Margaret, Limekilns
COACH.
To DUNFERMLINE, twice a day in summer
and once a day in winter
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
I SURGEON. I ON A BRANCH OF THE NOETH EHIIISH BAIL-
Bell p. Gordon, m.d. Limebank, Charlestown ' way (for coal and minerals)
^^^^_^^^^^__^,^^^^_^____^ : Station^ Charlestown —J. Addison, agent
TAILORS.
M'Ewen David, Limekilns
M'Kenzie David, Limekilns
Whyte George, Limekilns
Young James (and draper). Limekilns
j CARRIER.
[ To DUNFERMLINE, John Black, twice a
TIMBER MERCHANTS AND WAGON | CONVEYANCE BY WATER.
BUILDERS. I To and from EDINBURGH, ALLOA, and
Bleloch David & Son, Charlestown Steam STIRLING, S(eam&oais call at Limekilns,
Planing, Sawing & Moulding Mills according to tide
LOCHGELLY.
WITH AUCHTERDERRAN, BEATH, BALLINGRY, COWDENBEATH, KELTY AND OAKFIELD.
XjOGHGELLYis a a rising village in the parish of Aucliterderran, east Ballingry .and Auchtorderran ; on the north, Cleish ; on the
eight miles N.w. from Kirkcaldy, and the same distance e. from south, Aberdour and Dalgetty. The ground is hilly and is watered
Dunfermline. About 1^^:: miles distant are the ruins of the castle of by the Kelty, and a stream which flows from Loch Fitty, Ja shallow
Lochore. There is a station three-quarters of a mile from Loch- lake ou the western boundai-j'. The soil is in some parts good, in
gelly on the Dunfermline Branch of the North British Railway, others inferior. Several collieries are in active operation, and
Close thereto are the works and oflaces of the Lochgelly Iron and give employment to most of the inhabitants. Population in 1871,
Coal Company, who work both pf these minerals extensively. 3,634.
At the works are four furnaces fot smelting. A branch of the Cowdenbeath ig a ijopulous village in the parish of Beath, two
Union Bank of Scotland is established in the village and there is miles w. from Lochgelly, its post town, and is a station on the same
also a respectable hotel. The i^laces of worship are a quoad sacra line of railway as Lochgelly. Here are the extensive collieries of
church a Free church, an United Presbyterian chm'ch and a the Cowdenbeath Coal Company. The Parish church is a mile
Roman' Catholic church recently built. The Parish church of n.w. of the village. There is a Free Larch here and a Board
Auchterderran is at the hamlet of that name, about two and a half school. Population in 1871, 1,457.
miles from Lochgelly. There are two large Board schools. Pop- Kelty and Oakfield are villages in this parish and adjoin Blair-
ulation of Lochgelly in 1871, 2,-i96. i adam, their post town ; they are about 3}-> miles from Lochgelly,
AucHTERDERKAN is a parish in the western part of the county, the former being a station on the Kinross Branch of the North
bounded by Beath and BaUingry on the west, Abbotshall and British Railway. At Kelty are the collieries of the Fife Coal Com-
Auchtertool on the south and south-east, Dysart on the east, and pany. Limited, and there is a Free church and a Board school.
Kinglassie and Portmoak on the north. It has an irregular out- \ Balling-ey is a parish three miles in length and about iv; in
line and is about four miles long from north to south, and about breadth, and is 2?i miles from Lochgelly, its post town. It is
three miles broad. The water of Orr flows eastward through the bounded on the north by Portmoak, on the east and south by
parish, and in the southern part there is a sheet of water called Loch- Auchterderran and Kinglassie, and on the west by Beath and
gelly which discharges itself by a small rivulet into that stream. Clesh. A small corner of the village of Lochgelly is in this parish,
Though the soil is only moderately fertile,the inhabitants apply thera- and the mining village of Lumphinans is the only other it con-
selves assiduously to agriculture, and have much improved the con- tains. Goal and iron are raised in abundance, and there are two
dition and appearance of the district. Most of the parish is under furnaces for smelting tl^^ latter at Lumphinans.;; About one-half
tillage, and the rest in pasture. A considerable bed of coal and iron- of the parish is under tillage, and the other half is wood and pas-
stone traverses this part of the county. The former has long been ture. There was formerly a considerable loch in this parish called
celebrated for its excellent quality ; the latter is of the black band Loch Orr, but it is now all drained and in a state of cultivation,
variety. Lochgelly is the only vUlage of any consequence in this The only place of worship is the Established church, situated in
parish. There is an Established church and a pubUc school. In the north-west of the parish. There is a public school here. Popu-
1871 the entire parish of Auchterderran had a population of 4,017. ; lation in 1871, 982.
Beath is a parish about four miles in length, and about three
in breadth. Its boundaries are ou the west, Dunfermline; on the
POST OmCS, Lochgelly (R.S.O.), James Bethune, Post ilfasier.— Letters arrive (by railway travelling post) from Edin-
burgh and the South and Dundee and the North at a quarter to nine morning and half-past six evenmg, and from Dunfei-mlma
and the West at hah-past seven morning and ten minutes past five evening; and are despatched to Edinburgh and the South and
Dundee and the North at seven morning and twenty minutes past four afternoon, and to Dunfermline and the West at eight morn-
ing and ten minutes to six evening. , „ . n ,
Money Order and Telegraph O^ce and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Cowdenbeath, James Meikle, Post Master.— Ijetiers arrive (from Lochgelly) at ten morning and eight evenings
and are despatched thereto at twenty minutes past three afternoon and eight evening.
Money Order Offi.ce and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Blairadam (for Kelty), Robert Shorthouse, Post Moster.— Letters arrive (by railway travelling post) from Edin-
burgh at half-past nine morning, and from Kinross at a quarter-past eleven morning, and are despatched at half-past seven evenmg.
Money Order and Telegraph Ojjice and Savings Bank.
*^* Letters for Auchterderran, Ballingry, Beath, Cardenden, Cowdenbeath, Dundonald, Kirkness, Lochore, and Shaws Mill should
be addressed " near Lochgelly." ^
Letters for Kelty and Oakfield should be addressed "Blairadam, Fifeshire."
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