Talk:Markinch

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This article would cover all Fife-related articles such as places, famous people, museums, football and rugby clubs and churches to name a few. Examples would be: Kirkcaldy, Andrew Carnegie, Adam Smith, Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline Athletic, The Old Course and Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery. This could also help support articles that really do need a lot of work while keeping general maintenance. Examples would be: Methil, Dunfermline, Cupar and a lot of the smaller towns such as Kennoway and Lower Largo.

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Balbirnie
Ok, just to set the records straight on this.

Balbirnie Park & Golf Course and Balbirnie House Hotel both actually fall within the Glenrothes town boundary, not Markinch. Albeit it is confusing that you have to pass into Markinch before entering the main entrance to the park. Balbirnie Estate fell under the designated area for Glenrothes New Town in the 1948 plan.

The Glenrothes Development Corporation bought the land and house off of the Balfour family in the 1960's and developed it into the park and golf course. The GDC also occupied Balbirnie House at one point to prevent it falling into total disrepair and spent quite a bit of money on converting it for office use. Had this not been done Balbirnie House may have been weather damaged and made derelict beyond repair.

Housing which has been developed on the edges of the park, at Tofthill and Mount Frost officially fall within Glenrothes also.

The Glenrothes Area Local Plan proposals map identifies the boundaries of Markinch and Glenrothes if proof is needed. Balbirnie officialy falls within Glenrothes.

I hope this clarifies the matter.

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Reference to Place-names of Fife by Taylor
I reverted the edit "Recent research has thrown much new light on the early history of the town and its old parish" referencing "Dr S. Taylor, Place-names of Fife (PNF Vol2)", as it was rather non-specific and not supported by reference to the book's entry on the town of Markinch, which is entirely in regard to its toponymy, the subject of the five-volume study. The editor maintains on their talk page that there is pertinent historical detail on the parish (if not necessarily the town; the place name entries are ordered by parish with an introduction to each chapter). I can't verify this as I'm currently away from my books but if it is correct, something more detailed, including page numbers for the ref, would be desirable. Mutt Lunker (talk) 21:03, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

New section
The font of the history section has changed following an edit. How can this be reverted to the original font please? Alwin Cambrun (talk) 16:04, 13 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Fixed. Mutt Lunker (talk) 22:03, 13 October 2018 (UTC)