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Local HistoryTayport was origionally known as Ferry-Port-on-Craig. It was initially described as a small leisurely community but the arrival of the railway changed things around 1846. A new harbour was constructed to accomodate paddle steamers which provided a ferry service between Tayport and Dundee. This service continued until 1920. During the second half of the 19th century, employement was dramatically increased: the first sawmill and timber yard was established in 1860, the first cloth mill in 1865, and the first engineering works 10 years later. Tayport Railway Station closed in 1966. Local History Articles
11/May/2003
The Early Days In prehistoric times, the district around Tayport was inhabited by Neolithic Settlers, whose clay pottery and finely-wrought stone arrowheads ...
10/May/2003
The story of the Ferry A ferry is known to have existed from earliest historic times at the point on the coast where the estuary narrows before entering the open sea...
10/May/2003
‘Ferry-Port-on-Craig’ Castle In the 15th century, during the reign of James II of Scotland, the strategic importance of the ferry was recognised. Around 1455, a castle was...
16/May/2003
The Old Kirk (Parish Church) Built in 1607, which is indicated by a stone built into the east gable of the Church at the back of the vestry, about 11ft. from the ground.
16/May/2003
Incidents during the throes of Civil War There are certain incidents connected with Scotscraig and its Lairds, which took place when the country was in the throes of Civil War in the ...
26/May/2003
Waterloo Tower When taking the back road to Newport, passing through the Scotscraig estate, one passes a hill on the right called "Tower Hill". On its summit...
29/May/2003
Scotscraig Golf Club Scotscraig golf club is amoungst the 12 oldest golf clubs in the world and is steeped in facinating history. It was towards the end ...
13/May/2003
The Railway Company It was in 1846 that the Railway Company bought the ferry rights from the Laird of Scotscraig and built Tayport and Broughty harbours to acc...
17/May/2003
Timber Trade In 1850 Mr David Spencer established a sawmill and woodyard in Tayport, driven by water and partly by steam. These works were situated in Mill...
09/Dec/2006
Excerpt from the 1861 Parochial Directory for Fife and Kinross PARISH OF FERRY-PORT-ON-CRAIG. This PARISH, containing the large village of
its own name, is situated in the extreme north-east of the County...
14/May/2003
Westwood's Parochial Directory, 1862 The following article was edited from Westwood's Parochial Directory for the Counties of Fife and Kinross, 1862. The town of Tayport...
17/May/2003
Spinning Tayport Works, or the Spinning Mill, was the largest of all the industrial concerns, or at least was the one employing the greatest number of ...
17/May/2003
Ironfounding In 1865, Mr Isaac Gray purchased a property in Tay street, where he erected a cupola and small foundary, which he carried on for a few years, ...
17/May/2003
Scott & Fyfe At the foot of Nelson Street there is a factory which was erected by Messrs Scott & Fyfe about the same time as the spinning mill (~1864). The...
10/May/2003
Tayport Primary School In the early part of the 19th Century, there were four small schools in Tayport. Two were run by males and two by females. When the Education ...
26/May/2003
The Tay Rail Bridge Disaster The first Tay Railway bridge was completed in 1877. Thousands came to from all quarters to see the bridge, which was acknowledged to be one of...
29/Jan/2011
A serious accident when passenger and freight trains collided, 1881 In East Fife Record 2 December 1881 page 3
16/May/2003
First Roman Church Gildebride, Earl of Angus, bequeathed certain lands and fishings at Port-on-Craig to the abbey of Arbroath, for the purpose of founding a hosp...
24/Jun/2003
Smiddy (Blacksmith) Tayport's Blacksmith, then known as a Smiddy, was located at Burnbank Nurseries on the Cupar Road. ...
12/Jun/2003
Fire Station The first Fire Fighting team in Tayport was formed in 1891 and functioned for a number of years under the lead of Walter Pillans. The appli...
23/Jun/2003
Tayport Instrumental Band Tayport Instrumental Band was founded over 100 years ago, and is still going strong, with a regular complement of about 25 members. The band h...
16/May/2003
Mussel Fishery The line fishing industry is one of the oldest in Scotland, and at one time gave employment to about 45,000 men, but this is now much reduced ...
16/May/2003
The New Harbour Large steamers were used to carry esparto grass. In two cases they contacted with a small spur of rock which led to accidents. When the harbou...
16/May/2003
The Scotscriag Estate The Scotscraig estate has a long documented history which I will not cover here in detail, save for the following highlights: Sir Mi...
16/May/2003
Market Ferry-Port-on-Craig, like many small towns in days gone by, had its Market Days, Market Cross, and its Fair Day. The Market Cross stood in Tay...
11/May/2003
Tentsmuir Forest Tentsmuir is a popular, extensive pine forest planted on the sand dunes at the mouth of the River Tay. There is a wide variety of plants, wild...
22/Aug/2008
The Picture House - Historical Context After posting a short message in the Picture House section of the Tayport website, I noticed that there was a request for any information conc...
24/Jun/2003
The Picture House My personal favourite. The building is located in Queen Street. We'd like to learn more about the history of the Picture House so get in touch...
24/Jun/2003
Scouts The Tayport Scout Hall in Elizabeth Street was built in 1931. The following photographs document parts of the process. ...Tag: Scouts
19/Sep/2010
Tayport War Memorial WWI ROLL OF HONOUR:
01/Jun/2003
Changing Times If you had taken a walk along our high street (Castle Street) in the 1950's what sort of stores would you have found? The following table is a...
17/May/2003
Shops & Services, 1951 The following details are taken from a Tayport brochure dated 1951. It gives an indication of the local businesses in Tayport at that time.
18/May/2003
Local Advertising, 1953-62 The following details are taken from Tayport brochures dated between 1953-62. It gives an indication of the local businesses in Tayport at tha...
13/May/2003
Coat of Arms, 1953
Extract of the Matriculation of the arms of the Burgh of Tayport... In the county of...
16/May/2003
Lucky Island In 1861 there stood on Lucky Island the ruins of a salmon fisher's bothy; this building was taken down by Admiral Dougall and the materials us...
17/May/2003
Shops & Services, 1981 The following details are taken from a Tayport brochure dated 1981. It gives an indication of the local businesses in Tayport at that time. |
Local Poetry
28/Oct/2006
The Village of Tayport and its Surroundings All ye pleasure-seekers, where'er ye be,
11/Jul/2003
Memories of the Common by Mr Thomas Lorimer Tammy Lorimer is my name,
13/May/2003
An Ode: Goodbye Tae Lucky Scaup by Jean Heggie 12 February 1979 When I was just a lassie
12/Jun/2003
Burgh of Tayport Centenary by Makie Dunn Twas 1606 this Parish disjoined frae ithers close by |
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