Tour Scotland 4K travel video of a Spring road trip drive, with Scottish music, on the B915 and B914 routes on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Kelty in Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Kelty, Scottish Gaelic: Cailtidh, is a former coal mining village in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife. A settlement was established here by 1600, when Keltey appeared as a village on the line of the stagecoach road between Edinburgh, via the ferry, and Perth. The Fife Coal Company was established in 1872, by which time three deep mines had already been sunk in the area. The Lindsay Mine was sunk close to the railway station and about half a mile east of the village in 1873. It employed an average of 820 men and continued in production until 1965, finally being abandoned two years later. Many more pits were to follow, the Aitken pit was sunk in 1899 and continued to employ an average of 1300 men until mining ceased in 1963, while the Lumphinnan pits employed an average of 600 men from 1896 to 1966. Kelty is situated on the Fife and Perthshire boundary, next to the main Edinburgh to Perth road, the M90 motorway, and as a result of this has seen a large number of houses built primarily for commuters to Edinburgh over the past five years. To the East of Kelty is Loch Ore and, beyond, the villages of Ballingry and Lochore, while a little over a mile and a half to the South East is Cowdenbeath. The Pictish clans of ancient Scotland were the ancestors of the first people to use the surname Kelty. It comes from in the lands of Keltie. Mary Kelty, born in 1842, when aged 20, was a servant who travelled from London, England, aboard the ship Echunga arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th December 1862. Flora Kelty, born in 1851, when aged 20, was a servant who travelled from Gravesend aboard the ship Merope arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th August 1871. Kelty has appeared in many spelling variations including, Keltie, Kelty, Keltey and others. Spring in the northern hemisphere technically starts on the 20 March, at the equinox, and lasts until the 20 or 21 June, the Summer solstice. This is also the case in Scotland.The months that make up the Spring season are March, April and May. However, for travelling at this time of year, I will be referring to April and May. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip
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