Tayport History
A collection of articles about the history of Tayport, written and gathered since the website was founded in 2003.
Local History
- ‘Ferry-Port-on-Craig’ Castle
- The story of the Ferry
- Tayport Primary School
- Tentsmuir Forest
- The Early Days
- Coat of Arms, 1953
- The Railway Company
- Westwood’s Parochial Directory, 1862
- Mussel Fishery
- Market
- Lucky Island
- The New Harbour
- The Old Kirk (Parish Church)
- Incidents during the throes of Civil War
- The Scotscriag Estate
- First Roman Church
- Shops & Services, 1951
- Shops & Services, 1981
- Ironfounding
- Scott & Fyfe
- Spinning
- Timber Trade
- Street Map, 1950’s
- Local Advertising, 1953-62
- Waterloo Tower
- The Tay Rail Bridge Disaster
- Scotscraig Golf Club
- Population Growth
- Changing Times
- Fire Station
- Tayport Instrumental Band
- The Picture House
- Smiddy (Blacksmith)
- Scouts
- Excerpt from the 1861 Parochial Directory for Fife and Kinross
- The Picture House - Historical Context
- Tayport War Memorial
- A serious accident when passenger and freight trains collided, 1881
Memories
- Constance Robertson (nee Greig)
- May Lawson (now Mary Barker)
- David Sunderland
- John Nelson
- Alice Brown (nee Cooper )
- Neil Hunter
- Simpson (now O’Neill)
- Doreen McDonald
- David Dodds
- Sheena Liddell
- Mary Barker