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Tayport Ferryport-On-Craig

Tayport Ice House

Tayport Ferryport-On-Craig

Tayport Ice House

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Tayport Ice House

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Location: Tayport Ferryport-On-Craig, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Tayport Ice House – Tayport Harbour loop from Leuchars

43.4km

03:08

130m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Tayport Ice House – Tayport Harbour loop from Wormit

32.0km

02:14

180m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Salt and Pine Food Stall – Tayport Ice House loop from Tayport

21.1km

01:40

50m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Brian

January 29, 2017

The ice house was built in 1852 to store ice used to chill Salmon that was exported from here to further south. The ice would be collected from the frozen tops of local ponds in the winter and stored here to prevent it melting.

The March Stone and the Ice House first appear on a plan of the salmon fishings, drawn in 1852. At that time the high water mark was very close to the structures. Over the years as the foreshore built eastward, the Ice House and March Stone have become further from the sea.

The March Stone was erected as a boundary marker for fishing rights in 1794. The term ‘march stone’ comes from the 16th-century meaning of ‘march’ as a boundary.

The inscriptions on the stone read: ‘This stone was set up in the year 1794. The march between the Shanwell and Old Muirs salmon fishing is a straight line from the top of Norman’s Law to the low water. This march stone stands in the said straight line’.

Dundee Paul

January 29, 2022

Gravel paths from Tayport blocked by trees fallen after storm Arwen. Limited access by bicycle. Easier on foot

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Location: Tayport Ferryport-On-Craig, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Tayport Ice House

1. Tayport Ice House – Tayport Harbour loop from Leuchars

2. Tayport Ice House – Tayport Harbour loop from Wormit

3. Salt and Pine Food Stall – Tayport Ice House loop from Tayport

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