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Old Photograph Northall Road Markinch Fife Scotland
Old photograph of a cottage, houses and people on Northall Road in Markinch village in Fife, Scotland. During the industrial revolution in the middle of the 19th century, the 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 an important local employer based on the town's close proximity to the River Leven, until one of the two paper mills in the town, Sappi Graphics, closed down in 2001. The Tullis Russell paper mill, however, was still in operation, with a 474 strong workforce, until it went into administration in April 2015. Markinch's former Haig’s Whisky bottling plant is now used as a business park and is split into small units. The popular Markinch Highland Games are held in John Dixon park. Dougray Scott has previously opened the games.
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