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03/Feb/2012 Tentsmuir NNR Newsletter, January 2012

13/Jan/2012 Tayport garden

13/Jan/2012 100th birthday celebrations

06/Jan/2012 Medal for bird watcher

05/Jan/2012 Tayport/Leuchars Big Sing

28/Dec/2011 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

21/Dec/2011 Harbour Café Christmas Opening Hours

12/Dec/2011 report for Tayside CC from Councillor Tim Brett

08/Dec/2011 Nov 2011 Tayport Ferryport-on-Craig Community Council Meeting Minutes

07/Dec/2011 Oct 2011 Tayport Ferryport-on-Craig Community Council Meeting Minutes

07/Dec/2011 slimming/healthy eating classes starting in January

05/Dec/2011 Dolphin Youth & Community Centre Programme

02/Dec/2011 St Margaret's annual Christmas coffee morning

02/Dec/2011 Nursery Centenary

29/Nov/2011 Harbour Café Tayport wins Volunteer Award

25/Nov/2011 Celebrations at St Margaret's

23/Nov/2011 School Christmas Coffee Morning request for volunteers

18/Nov/2011 Tennis prizes handed out

18/Nov/2011 Odd One Out Competition results

15/Nov/2011 Writing Competition Winners

05/Nov/2011 Fireworks

30/Oct/2011 Tayport Community Trust receives funding for options appraisal

29/Oct/2011 £1.3m facelift for Tayport Primary

26/Oct/2011 The Harbour Café MacMillan Day

20/Oct/2011 new crafts course at Dolphin Centre



Upcoming Events


Friday, February 10th Changes to Early Years Provision in Tayport

Monday, May 21st Tayport Cemetery



Recent Forum Posts

04/Feb/2012 There was a Railway accident in Tayport on November 25th 1881. 5 fatalities were recorded - no names given. I understand the accident occurre...
Community History \ David McKechnie

04/Feb/2012 Hi everyone thank you for your assistance with my query. Very interesting. I often comb the beaches down there and recently found a piece of pipe...
Community History \ Rubbish tip??

03/Feb/2012 the cowp was across the burn from the carvan park.
Community History \ Rubbish tip??

01/Feb/2012 Dear Tayport Community, I\'m a producer for National Public Radio in the US, and I\'m trying research Angus Barbieri\'s life. I know that he has ...
Community History \ Barbieri

30/Jan/2012 seen plaque yesterday, rumours are that it was done with the approval of the local council, let\'s hope the rumour didn\'t start the same place a...
Community Chat \ War Memorial vandals and thieves

28/Jan/2012 I am sick fed up of it, i am putting in CCTV and cant wait to start reporting them. See if they are happy when they start getting £40 fines throu...
Community Chat \ dogs or dog owners

27/Jan/2012 Susan. You are quite right it is in the November minutes. That was nearly 3 months ago. I think that this roundabout was mooted about 15 years a...
Community Chat \ Scotscraig roundabout. Hazard or ?

24/Jan/2012 Concerns about this roundabout have already been raised and it is going to be moved. Check the links to the community council minutes on this sit...
Community Chat \ Scotscraig roundabout. Hazard or ?

24/Jan/2012 I have just noticed that the plaques on the war memorial have been defaced - someone has chiselled off the bronze roses on the right hand plaque ...
Community Chat \ War Memorial vandals and thieves

24/Jan/2012 Hi I was born in Tayport in 1950 and my parents Bill & Chrissie Cowie lived in Glebe Close. Just wondering if anyone out here remembers them o...
Friend's of Tayport \ Would like to catch up with anyone who knew my parents.

23/Jan/2012 I had a look today. The tower is still about half complete. Considering all the winds in the last few years it must be reasonably stable. May...
Community Chat \ Waterloo Tower

21/Jan/2012 That would be good...port on craig is a very good name.
Community Chat \ town or village

21/Jan/2012 its a hazard...but I think it was the Fife council reporter who advised that it had to be installed...something to do with the number of houses a...
Community Chat \ Scotscraig roundabout. Hazard or ?

21/Jan/2012 It was demolished...no idea if people in tayport were consulted...but I doubt it.
Community Chat \ Waterloo Tower

20/Jan/2012 Does anyone know the status of the Waterloo Tower just off the Serpentine. I emailed Fife Council but did not get any reply. The last time I visi...
Community Chat \ Waterloo Tower

20/Jan/2012 The new roundabout at the bottom of Scotscraig. Is it neccesary? as it appears to be a hazard as opposed to an improvement. Did a problem exis...
Community Chat \ Scotscraig roundabout. Hazard or ?

20/Jan/2012 Now that we do not have a railway, can the name of Tayport be deleted and go back to what it was called previously?
Community Chat \ town or village

08/Jan/2012 Naw it didnae
Community Chat \ town or village

30/Dec/2011 Tayport became a royal burgh in thee 1600s but will double check and get back to you
Community Chat \ town or village

30/Dec/2011 Don’t think Tayport is a royal burgh. Ferry-Port on Craig was created a Burgh of Barony in 1599 then a Burgh of Regality before becoming a Police...
Community Chat \ town or village



Tayport Tennis Club


tayport tennis club photo



Other News


27/Jan/2012 New Rio Thrift Shop to Open at the Newport Hotel

20/Jan/2012 Councillor welcomes costal path extension

11/Jan/2012 Scotland’s national public information notices website

10/Oct/2011 new exhibition at The McManus: Queen Elizabeth II Portraits by Cecil Beaton

21/Sep/2011 petition opposing the closure of our local community hospital, Netherlea

20/Sep/2011 Mobile Massage Therapy

16/Sep/2011 Your local Bodyshop at Home Consultant

15/Jul/2011 Returning Dolphin pod is a big draw

13/Jul/2011 Splash Out for Nowt! Free Summer Swimming

05/Jul/2011 FCAC Pop-up Shop at J & G Innes in St Andrews (Fri 1 - Sat 16 July 2011)

About Tayport

Tayport is located on the east coast of Scotland in Fife, at the mouth of the river Tay. It is a historic harbour town with attractive views of the Broughty Ferry coastline and those of Tentsmuir Forest.

It is within easy commuting distance to Dundee via the Tay Road Bridge. St Andrews and Edinburgh are both popular tourist attractions being 20 and 50 minute drives to the south respectively.

Local tourist amenities include local Shops, a Caravan Park, an 18-hole golf course (Scotscraig) and large park areas.

Click on the map below to link to multimap.co.uk where you can use its interactive features to zoom in and out.

map of tayport in context - click to enlarge



Recent Comments (Articles & Photos)

29/Jan/2012 whaling ships in the background...
(photo) A ferry boat....

28/Jan/2012 Hello,My name is Gavin Elder,Iam the youngest son of the late Eddie Elder who worked with JBM for many ye...
(article) The Picture House - Historical Context

27/Jan/2012 further to my previous post i have now found out that jbm aquired the tayport cinema in 1932 and has char...
(article) The Picture House - Historical Context

26/Jan/2012 No. It is still there. 23/01/2012...
(article) Waterloo Tower

24/Jan/2012 Has there been any further development on allotments in the Tayport area? We hope to be moving back into...
(article) Future Tayport allotment Plots

24/Jan/2012 after yet more research on the internet i have managed to establish jbm aquired the tayport cinema betwee...
(article) The Picture House - Historical Context

23/Jan/2012 Map ref: NO443286...
(photo) Waterloo Tower...

18/Jan/2012 i watched this programme tonight and went online to find out more info about this wee boy,i was curious t...
(article) TV Programme to recall mystery of \'Unknown Bairn\'

12/Jan/2012 That is my mother in the middle, Joy Barnett nee Stephen....
(photo) 3 unknown girls....

10/Jan/2012 I used to deliver the bakeries` wares on a Saturday.Cobbies pub was a customer and I always found my boss...
(photo) William Emsile...

01/Jan/2012 My Dad, Peter Harley, is the conductor (Front row). We came to California in 1956 -he died in 1964 ...
(photo) Tayport Brass Band....

30/Dec/2011 Great to see brother Reg looking so young!!!...
(photo) 1950/51:
\r\nTayport School. Back Row: Stewart Philp, Bobby Grant, Jimmy Forbes...


30/Dec/2011 I dont have any photos of my late sister Elizabeth so it was great to find this one!!...
(photo) 1946:
\r\nTayport School. Back Row:Frank Williamson, David Cook, Billy McDonald...


30/Dec/2011 I was a message laddie with Lows and remember the day the manager had a heart attack and died.All the la...
(photo) William Low and Company. Grocers....

30/Dec/2011 I was in this class but had just been sent to `prep` class at Bell- Baxter.Great to see all of them!...
(photo) 1951:
Tayport School. Back Row: Eddie Lawson, Jimmy Johnstone, Willie Symingt...


30/Dec/2011 I remember all these faces very well....
(photo) 1947(Infant): Tayport School. Back Row: John Johnstone,?, Gordon Crone, Jack You...

30/Dec/2011 My late sister May used to work in Wilkies shop with Jessie Baird....
(photo) Tayport\'s then ex-provost, Mr Wedderspoon is honoured by the Queen during her vi...

30/Dec/2011 I was in the DRI when it burned down.Remember seeing photos in the paper....
(photo) The Picture House...

30/Dec/2011 My mate Jack Easton lived in the old house on the left....
(photo) This image shows Burnbank Nurseries on the then Cupar Road....

30/Dec/2011 I remember when this first opened as a cafe. The family name was Briggs and I used to pal around with the...
(photo) Castle Street...

30/Dec/2011 I used to play in the back garden with my friend melville ness. ...
(photo) Queen Street...

11/Dec/2011 Lovely photo....
(photo)

Tayport harbour café, 2011

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09/Dec/2011 Great Picture...
(photo) A sketch of the Tayport Castle before it was completely demolished....

06/Dec/2011 No date but if it were in the 50,s the figure would have been Mr Gaule lighthouse keeper at the time ...
(photo) The old pile light.\r\n\r\n

(thanks to Marek Malecki for sourcing this)...


06/Dec/2011 Yes I remember the house ; Mrs Campbell and Birky .\r\nOn more than one occasion on a Friday I was dispatc...
(photo)

A view of Myrtle Terrace (September 2008)

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Walking and Cycling


Need a break? Give your eyes a rest, get some fresh air and gentle excercise...take a walk or cycle around the village.

tayport walk path for all

Maybe even venture into Tentsmuir Forest or along its sandy beach.

tentsmuir forest leaflet map

bicycle hire is available at:
16a Castle Street (near the harbour).



Tayport's Auld Kirk


Unused as a church for over twenty years, this building, with its distinctive leaning clock tower, is one of the best known landmarks in the area. It has been recognised by Historic Scotland as a "B" listed building, together with its unique graveyard.

click to visit Tayport's Auld Kirk

   

This project is supported by Tayport Community Council [April 2003 - present]