Situated
on the A91, the main Stirling to St. Andrews road,
Milnathort is an attractively maintained small town with
a long history. It
was developed as a market town and as a community of wool and
linen weavers; flax was widely grown in the County until the
1st World War, and in 1880 there were 129 weavers in the Parish
of Orwell which includes Milnathort.
The now ruined
Burleigh Castle, built in the 15th century stands just outside
the town on the A911 and a little further along the same road
can be seen the
Standing Stones of Orwell, two large whinstones which stand
proudly in a field at the side of the road.
A gentle
walk around Milnathort gives the visitor a feeling for the
history of the town.
The 9 hole golf course has lovely views over Loch Leven and
the Lomond hills. Milnathort
Placecheck
Update - February 2012 - Work
is due to start on 6th February (weather permitting) on the
Wester Loan / New Road / South
Street improvements - see
fuller details
Update - November 2011 -
Placecheck Newsletter
Update - September 2011 Concerns have been expressed about the long grass in
Donaldson Park - Read
report.
Update - July 2011 We have now got the go ahead from Jessie Porter's family
to rename the "wee park" at Back Loan as "Jessie's
Park" in her memory. We hope to work with the community
to have a new sign made for this park.
We
are going to be adding supports to the new trees at Auld Mart
to try and stop further wind damage. We had planned to also
add seating to the area but decided the seating would be too
close to the housing and users could disturb residents in the
area.
The
Greenspace projects are now completed with the upgrading of
Donaldson Park with the addition of a youth shelter, the refurbishment
of Jessie's park, tree planting at Auld Mart and the new seating
at Ba' Hill. The youth shelter has received unexpected popularity
with local dog walkers who are enjoying a new place to meet!
It is hoped that all the roads improvements will be completed
this financial year.
Update - May 2011
- On the afternoon of Thursday 26th May 2011, children
from Milnathort Primary School helped to plant wild flowers
in Donaldson Park. This was followed by the official opening
of the revamped park at Back Loan which has had new play equipment
and bike racks installed and its entrance improved. There was
free barbecue kindly provided by the Thistle Hotel. Free goodies
to celebrate National Biodiversity Week were also handed out.
Later in the day, the introduction of the new youth shelter
in Donaldson Park was celebrated with activities for young people
organised by Perth & Kinross Council's Youth Services, including
street football and games. Donaldson Park has also received
new
play equipment and cycle parking, along with landscaping and
planting work.
Update - April 2011:- Works
on the greenspace areas have been delayed, but hope to be finished
in early May. All sites have started (Ba’Hill, Donaldson
Park, Back Loan) Ba’hill is almost complete, Back Loan
– play equipment in and ramp under construction, Donaldson
– works for surfacing under teen shelter underway.
Tree
planting is complete in Donaldson Park and unfortunately only
one person from the community came to help. The trees will enhance
the arboriculture richness of the park with more interesting
and varied trees.
Tree
planting at Auld Mart should have started
Site
visit took place with concerned residents at Wester Loan on
the 5th April which went well. We are going to look at the issue
of poor street lighting there.
We
will be looking for volunteers later to help with bulb and wildflower
plug planting in the parks
Update - March 2011:- It
is still hoped that the planned roads improvements will commence
in June. The improvements to Donaldson Park, Back Loan Park
and Ba’ Hill have started and will be completed in April.
Community tree planning will take place soon in the Auld Mart
area and Donaldson Park.
Update - February 2011:- Due
to technical difficulties and adverse weather conditions the
street improvements planned for Milnathort Placecheck have been
delayed. The team are currently working on resolving some drainage
issues and once these are rectified the works will go to tender
and if within budget they will hopefully commence in June.
The contracts have been awarded for the work to the parks and
greenspaces and should start soon and be completed by the end
of March. January
2011 Newsletter Placecheck - background Milnathort Placecheck -
information Milnathort Placecheck
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August 2010 Update or visit www.pkc.gov.uk/placecheck
Milnathort
Filmhouse. Weare
a voluntary group showing films to provide entertainment
and to raise funds for the refurbishment of the Town Hall.
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