Charlestown, Fife
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Charlestown, Fife is a town in Scotland
on the north shore of the Firth of Forth
, adjoining Limekilns
and Rosyth
. Like Rosyth, Charlestown was home to a sizable shipbreaking industry in the mid twentieth century
Charlestown is home to the The Scottish Lime Centre Trust which was established in 1994. Its aims and objectives are to:
Promote for the public benefit the appropriate repair of Scotland's traditional and historic buildings;
Advance education through the provision of advice, training and practical experience in the use of lime for the repair and conservation of such buildings and
Promote and further the preservation and development of Scottish building traditional, crafts and skills.
Scottish Lime Centre
Some of the off-road paths in the village reflect aspects of the past; for example, "Shell Road" and "Lime Brae" indicate the routes over which these materials were transported in the past; "Craw Road" and "Rocks Road" refer to the avian inhabitants and the underfoot surface respectively; "The Run" refers to the route by which surplus water was run off from the upper part of the village and down to the sea.
Charlestown is also the home of Broomhall Cricket Club (Broomhall is the nearby home of Lord Elgin, whose family is famously associated with the Elgin Marbles, Greek artefacts brought back to Britain by one of Lord Elgin's ancestors and now the subject of debate as to whether they should be returned to Greece). They have a 1st XI and a 2nd XI that play in the Scottish East League run by the East of Scotland Cricket Association and have junior, midwek and Sunday teams as well. They play at The Cairns, Charlestown.
Broomhall Cricket Club Homepage
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
on the north shore of the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea, between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian to the south...
, adjoining Limekilns
Limekilns
Limekilns, a village in Fife, Scotland, lies on the shore of the Firth of Forth.Unlike the neighbouring village of Charlestown, Limekilns is an extremely old settlement dating back to the 14th century. The oldest building in the village is without doubt The King's Cellar, a large and somewhat...
and Rosyth
Rosyth
Rosyth is a town located on the Firth of Forth, three miles south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the town has a population of 12,790....
. Like Rosyth, Charlestown was home to a sizable shipbreaking industry in the mid twentieth century
Charlestown is home to the The Scottish Lime Centre Trust which was established in 1994. Its aims and objectives are to:
Promote for the public benefit the appropriate repair of Scotland's traditional and historic buildings;
Advance education through the provision of advice, training and practical experience in the use of lime for the repair and conservation of such buildings and
Promote and further the preservation and development of Scottish building traditional, crafts and skills.
Scottish Lime Centre
Some of the off-road paths in the village reflect aspects of the past; for example, "Shell Road" and "Lime Brae" indicate the routes over which these materials were transported in the past; "Craw Road" and "Rocks Road" refer to the avian inhabitants and the underfoot surface respectively; "The Run" refers to the route by which surplus water was run off from the upper part of the village and down to the sea.
Charlestown is also the home of Broomhall Cricket Club (Broomhall is the nearby home of Lord Elgin, whose family is famously associated with the Elgin Marbles, Greek artefacts brought back to Britain by one of Lord Elgin's ancestors and now the subject of debate as to whether they should be returned to Greece). They have a 1st XI and a 2nd XI that play in the Scottish East League run by the East of Scotland Cricket Association and have junior, midwek and Sunday teams as well. They play at The Cairns, Charlestown.
Broomhall Cricket Club Homepage