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  Newburgh Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Newburgh is built on the south bank of the River Tay opposite Mugdrum Island where the navigable channel of South Deep runs right along the riverbank.
By the mid 1800s Newburgh harbour, then comprising a quay running along the riverside and four jetties at right angles to it, was home to 40 boats, mostly engaged in salmon or sprat fishing.
The railway arrived in Newburgh in 1848, but the surrounding topography meant the station had to be at quite high level on the slopes south of the High Street.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /newburgh/newburghfife/index.html   (607 words)

  
  Fife   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Fife is a unitary council region of Scotland situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth.
It was originally one of the Pictish kingdoms and is still known as the Kingdom of Fife.
A Fife is also a high-pitched, flute often used to accompany drums in a military or marching band.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/f/fi/fife.html   (100 words)

  
 Fife family origins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Fife family is a sept of the clan McDuff.
The Earls of Fife built Duff House, Banff and founded the town of Dufftown in 1817 having a barony from MacDuff on the Moray Firth.
Alexander born in 1849 was Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff and became Lord Lietenant of the county of London.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Village/7135/fife_origins.htm   (279 words)

  
 Welcome To The Abbey Inn, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland.
George and Sally Buchanan welcome you to the Abbey Inn, their small family run hotel in the historic town of Newburgh, located on the southern bank of the River Tay, at the North Westerly point of the historic Kingdom of Fife in bonny Scotland.
The ancient Kingdom of Fife lies just north of Edinburgh beyond the Firth of Forth and is easily reached by road and rail.
Along the south coast of Fife are the pretty fishing villages of the East Neuk and 17th century Culross, reputed to have been the birthplace of St Mungo.
www.abbey-inn-newburgh.50megs.com   (763 words)

  
 Clan MACDUFF
Alexander born in 1849 was Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff and became Lord Lieutenant of the county of London.
Gilmichael, fourth Earl of Fife, who died in 1139, left two sons, of whom the elder, Duncan, carried on the line, while Hugo the younger, became ancestor of the house of Wemyss, which now probably represents the early thanes and earls of Fife.
During the Duke’s lifetime the title of Earl of Fife was borne by his son Murdoch, and upon the execution and forfeiture of this Murdoch, Duke of Albany, by his cousin James I. in 1425, the earldom at last became extinct.
www.electricscotland.com /webclans/m/macduff2.html   (2375 words)

  
 GENUKI - Newburgh
The parish enjoys good seaward communication through the port of Newburgh, is traversed by the turnpike road from Cupar to Perth, and has a station on the Perth fork of the E P and D Railway.
Newburgh Burgh Register of Sasines (1784-1946) is at the National Archives of Scotland (B54).
The archives of the former Burgh of Newburgh (B54) are held at the Special Collections Dept. of St Andrews University Library.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/sct/FIF/parishes/Newburgh   (1058 words)

  
 GENUKI - Newburgh
The parish enjoys good seaward communication through the port of Newburgh, is traversed by the turnpike road from Cupar to Perth, and has a station on the Perth fork of the E P and D Railway.
Newburgh Burgh Register of Sasines (1784-1946) is at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.
The archives of the former Burgh of Newburgh (B54) are held at the Special Collections Dept. of St Andrews University Library.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/sct/FIF/parishes/Newburgh/index.htm   (1261 words)

  
 Newburgh, Fife
Fife is perhaps best known for its mention in Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" wherein Macduff was the thane of Fife.
The Fife town of Newburgh claims inhabitation for over 1000 years and this may well be a conservative guess.
Newburgh (or New Burgh by the Abbey of Lindores as it was then) received its Royal Charter from Alexander III in 1266, with later privileges granted by the Abbot of Lindores in 1457.
www.ormiston.com /ormiston/fife.htm   (424 words)

  
 Newburgh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Newburgh is the name of several places in the United Kingdom:
Newburgh is also the name of some places in the United States of America:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Newburgh   (110 words)

  
 Travel To Historic Newburgh In The Kingdom Of Fife, Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In the 1800's there was a boom in municipal building and in the mid 1800s the railway came to Newburgh and the social life of the town grew with no less than thirty five pubs.
The ragged staff is attributed to Morvidus, an earl of the same family who slew a giant with a young tree which he had pulled up by the roots.
Newburgh is ideally located for easy trips to the St Andrews, Dunfermline, Culross, Perth, Edinburgh, Falkland Palace, and all of historic Fife and Perthshire.
sandy1.users.50megs.com /travel-newburgh-fife.html   (754 words)

  
 Newburgh & District (Fife) 17 th September 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In the original 'regionalisation' plan, 'the kingdom of Fife' was to be split between Lothians and Tayside.
However, Fife refused to be axed and a new Fife Region was created with three Districts Councils - Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, and North East Fife.
Following the by-election, the political composition of Fife Council, is unchanged at 53 Labour, 25 Liberal Democrats, 10 Scottish National Party, 3 Independents and 1 Communist (The SNP won Rosyth West & Dockyard from Labour in November 1997).
www.scottishpolitics.org /localby/newburgh.html   (467 words)

  
 All about the Fyfe
Fyfe, from Fife From a Scottish place name which was formerly the name of a kingdom in Scotland.
Septs of the Clan: Duff, Fife, Fyfe, Fyffe, Hume, Kilgour, Spence, Spens, Weems, Wemyss.
Duncan, twelfth Earl of Fife, who was killed in 1353, was the last of the direct line of these early thanes.
www.angelfire.com /dragon/mister_epoc/fyfe/fyfe.htm   (3248 words)

  
 Unitary Council By-Elections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In the original 'regionalisation' plan, 'the kingdom of Fife' was to be split between Lothians and Tayside.
However, Fife refused to be axed and a new Fife Region was created with three Districts Councils - Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, and North East Fife.
Following the by-election, the political composition of Fife Council, is unchanged at 53 Labour, 25 Liberal Democrats, 10 Scottish National Party, 3 Independents and 1 Communist (The SNP won Rosyth West & Dockyard from Labour in November 1997).
www.alba.org.uk /localby/newburgh.html   (459 words)

  
 Tour Newburgh on a relaxing small group vacation of my Scotland.
Until the end of the Eighteenth Century, there were no made up roads in Newburgh, wheeled carriages were seldom seen.
In the 1800's there was a boom in municipal building and in the mid 1800s the railway came to Newburgh and the social life of the town grew with no less than thirty five pubs.
All my small group tours of Scotland, which often include my native Fife, are paced for discovery and understanding, not just notching sites.
www.newburgh.50megs.com   (755 words)

  
 Mark Pilling Family History - pilg51 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
was born 23 Jun 1829 in Boreland, Dysart, Fife, Scotland and was christened 3 Jul 1829 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.
was born 17 Feb 1807 in Pathhead, Dysart, Fife, Scotland and was christened 1 Mar 1807 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.
He died 15 Mar 1858 in Sinclairtown, Dysart, Fife, Scotland and was buried in Sinclairtown, Dysart, Fife, Scotland.
www.eoni.com /~paf/pilling/pilg51.htm   (415 words)

  
 The Sunday Post: Front Page
He was returning to Newburgh, Fife, from a Christmas night out in nearby Auchtermuchty with some of his fellow firefighters from Newburgh Fire Station when the tragedy occurred.
Fife Fire and Rescue Service Divisional Officer Mike Doherty praised the professionalism of the Newburgh crew and extended the sympathies of the service to Scott’s family.
Half of the Newburgh firefighters had gone for the Christmas night out on Friday, leaving the other half, who had been due to go on their night out on Saturday, on call.
www.sundaypost.com /news1.htm   (481 words)

  
 Newport-on-Tay and Balmerino Abbey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 1559 the Abbey was destroyed by the Reformers and eventually was taken under the wing of the present managers, the National Trust for Scotland, in 1936.
The River Tay divides the north coast of Fife from Angus and not surprisingly the coastal villages in North Fife operated a ferry service to and from Dundee.
The reason is that Gaelic was spoken in Fife long after it had passed out of use in most adjacent regions.
www.abbey-inn-newburgh.50megs.com /newport-on-tay.html   (578 words)

  
 AmessPage
AMESS) was born 1822 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland, and died 1881 in Carlton, Melbourne.
AMESS) was born 1824 in Fife, Scotland, and died 1865 in Melbourne, Victoria.
AMESS) was born 22 October, 1848 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland, and died 23 February, 1917 in Stanley, Auchtergaven, Scotland.
www.isisol.com.au /gbaker/AmessPage.html   (2259 words)

  
 Newburgh Information Online - guide and directory for Newburgh,Fife,UK with tourist information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
If you live and work in Newburgh, Send your news items to us; whether it is entertainment, sports, business or community related.
If you are looking for accommodation we have UK hotels and UK bed and breakfasts plus Newburgh cottages and self catering holiday accomodation as well as directories for Camping and Caravan Parks.
Newburgh Information Online is an independent site and is not affiliated with, or officially sponsored by any local authority or tourist information centre based in Newburgh.
www.britinfo.net /index_Newburgh.htm   (585 words)

  
 Family of Fergus Soucek-Smith - ftkg17 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
on 18 Sep 1845 in Parkneuk, Abdie, Fife.
on 30 Sep 1845 in Parkneuk, Abdie, Fife.
Elizabeth Arnot on 19 Mar 1842 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland.
www2.arnes.si /~eusmith/Genealogy/family/ftkg17.htm   (506 words)

  
 Family of Fergus Soucek-Smith - ftkg18 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Robina Culbert on 10 Jun 1870 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland.
Robert Cunningham on 10 Jun 1870 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland.
as Agricultural labourer in 1881 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland.
www2.arnes.si /~eusmith/Genealogy/family/ftkg18.htm   (367 words)

  
 Rumgay Central - Person Page 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Margaret Dickson was born in 1812 at Fife, Scotland.
William and Margaret's daughter Euphemia Rumgay was born in 1828 at Auchtermuchty parish, Fife, Scotland.
William and Margaret's daughter Mary Rumgay was born in 1830 at Collessie parish, Fife, Scotland.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~lsnell/rumgay-p/p5.htm   (1585 words)

  
 Sun Gallery, Newburgh
Opened during the 1st week of May 2006 the Sun Gallery in Newburgh, Fife is a large bright exhibition space with a high standard of work on show.
Born in London in 1950 to Scottish parents from Fife, Nick started his working life as an illustrator in an advertising studio.
Nick always had family ties with Newburgh and spent many holidays here from childhood on, and in 1992 he moved permanently to Fife.
www.kenbushe.co.uk /html/sun_gallery__newburgh.html   (196 words)

  
 Overview of Newburgh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A town in NW Fife, situated on the southern shore of the Firth of Tay 8 miles (13 km) east southeast of Perth and a similar distance west northwest of Cupar.
Under the patronage of the Abbey of Lindores, whose ruins stand to the east, Newburgh was created a burgh of barony by Alexander III in 1266.
During the 18th Century the town was one of the two main ports in Fife handling flax and in the 19th century the town prospered as a centre of salmon fishing and linen, jute and linoleum manufactures.
www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/towns/townfirst122.html   (261 words)

  
 Royal Burgh of Newburgh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
One of four Royal Burghs which is quite special since it was never represented in Parliament, or in the Convention of Royal Burghs until modern times, they are known to historians as the four inactive Royal Burghs of Fife.
Newburgh was granted as a Burgh to the Abbot of Lindores by King Alexander III in 1266 and was, in 1600, raised to a Burgh of Regality in favour of Patrick Leslie, later Lord Lindores, son of the 5th Earl of Rothes.
The couped cross quadrate with its lion rampant represents the famous and ancient Cross MacDuff, situated near to the Burgh.
www.thefifepost.com /newburgh.htm   (232 words)

  
 Newburgh Fife through time | Local history overview for the Scottish Parish
Newburgh was a parish in the county of Fife, in Scotland.
It was part of Newburgh Burgh (from 1632).
The boundaries of Newburgh shown on 19th and 20th century maps.
www.visionofbritain.org.uk /unit_page.jsp?u_id=10125613   (129 words)

  
 Fife Scotland Surnames - new submissions
1879; Kirkcaldy, Fife To Craigie Bisset and Margaret Crichton
1876; Kirkcaldy, Fife To Craigie Bisset and Margaret Crichton -
She was married in Cowdenbeath, Fife to Alexander Muir at the age of 25.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/scot/Fife/fife.21.new.html   (6905 words)

  
 Fife Herald: News - Fife Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
However, from March the reservoir which feeds Newburgh is to be decomissioned and a new suppy line put in place which will link the town up to Fife's main water network.
Scottish Water said the project is a continuation of the £77 million already invested between 2002 and 2006 to modernise and upgrade water services in Fife.
Newburgh and Tay Coast councillor, Andrew Arbuckle, said he welcomed the improvements and stated that he had received numerous complaints regarding the quality of tap water and the 'heavy handedness' of water chlorination.
www.fifenow.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1020&ArticleID=1947578   (345 words)

  
 BED AND BREAKFASTS-UK. GUIDE TO UK BED AND BREAKFAST ACCOMMODATION.
Peartree House is located in the centre of a small Fife coastal village between Edinburgh and St. Andrews.
Beechcroft is a beautiful Georgian mansion built in 1890 and situated in the picturesque village of Markinch, central Fife.
At certain times in the summer the QM2 is berthed outside our home, many ships and sailing boats pass by and it is very tranquil, just sitting, looking out there in the day and evenings.
www.bedandbreakfasts-uk.co.uk /southscotland-fife.htm   (924 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional:Europe:United Kingdom:Scotland:Fife   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
If your site relates to the whole (or a significant part) of Fife, or relates to a locality without its own category, or your business has multiple locations, then please find the most appropriate topical sub-category under Fife for your site, and submit it there.
Auchtermuchty is a a Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland.
Town in Fife on the southern bank of the Firth of Tay.
dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Fife/desc.html   (338 words)

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