Old Photographs Markinch Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and children in Markinch village in Fife, Scotland. During the industrial revolution in the middle of the 19th century, the old village started to adapt to spinning and weaving production. The use of water wheels of the corn and meal mills encouraged new industries to begin along the River Leven on land between Auchmuty, now part of Glenrothes, and Milton of Balgonie in the form of paper mills, bleach mills and ironworks. Papermaking was also an important local employer based on the town's close proximity to the River Leven.



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