Old photograph of the shopping centre in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. The name Glenrothes comes from its historical link with the Earl of Rothes who owned much of the land upon which the new town has been built; the word " Glen " which is Scottish for valley, was added to the name to avoid confusion with Rothes in Moray and in recognition that the town lies in a river valley. Planned in the late 1940s as one of Scotland's first post second world war new towns its original purpose was to house miners who were to work at a newly established coal mine, the Rothes Colliery. Following the failure of the mine the town developed as an important industrial centre. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.
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