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[[File:Canmore image SC01589251.jpg|thumb|Cross Wynd in 1960 (Canmore image SC01589251)]]'''Cross Wynd''' runs from north to south, at right angles to the [[High Street]], It starts at [[High Street]], continues to a cross-roads separating [[Brunton Street]] and [[Horsemarket]] and ends at [[Back Dykes]]. | [[File:Canmore image SC01589251.jpg|thumb|Cross Wynd in 1960 (Canmore image SC01589251)]]'''Cross Wynd''' runs from north to south, at right angles to the [[High Street]], It starts at [[High Street]], continues to a cross-roads separating [[Brunton Street]] and [[Horsemarket]] and ends at [[Back Dykes]]. | ||
Much of the west side of Cross Wynd was demolished to form [[Brunton Green]]. | Much of the west side of Cross Wynd was demolished to form [[Brunton Green]] and a car park. | ||
Until the drainage works in 1901, a burn ran down the centre of the Wynd, bringing yellow sand from the hill. Housewives would bring their pots and pans here to wash and scour them.<ref>''A Falkland Guide'', page 9.</ref> | Until the drainage works in 1901, a burn ran down the centre of the Wynd, bringing yellow sand from the hill. Housewives would bring their pots and pans here to wash and scour them.<ref>''A Falkland Guide'', page 9.</ref> | ||
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'''See map:''' [[Map T]] (14); [[Map D]] (54) | '''See map:''' [[Map T]] (14); [[Map D]] (54) | ||
== | ==East side== | ||
From north to south, the houses on the east side are: | From north to south, the houses on the east side are: | ||
*[[Seton House]] | *[[Seton House]] | ||
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*[[Arthur Place]] | *[[Arthur Place]] | ||
*[[Ashgrove Cottage]] | *[[Ashgrove Cottage]] | ||
==West side== | |||
*[[Post Office (Cross Wynd)]] - since burnt down | |||
*[[Other cottages in Cross Wynd]] - now demolished | |||
==Further references== | ==Further references== | ||
Revision as of 15:41, 17 January 2024
Cross Wynd runs from north to south, at right angles to the High Street, It starts at High Street, continues to a cross-roads separating Brunton Street and Horsemarket and ends at Back Dykes.
Much of the west side of Cross Wynd was demolished to form Brunton Green and a car park.
Until the drainage works in 1901, a burn ran down the centre of the Wynd, bringing yellow sand from the hill. Housewives would bring their pots and pans here to wash and scour them.[1]
See map: Map T (14); Map D (54)
East side
From north to south, the houses on the east side are:
- Seton House
- The Corrie (incorporating Bonnie Boo Kids)
- Cobblestones
- "House (Mrs Lilias Chisholm), Cross Wynd" (not identified)
- The Wynd
- Wynd Cottage (1 Parliament Square)
- 2 Parliament Square
- The Smiddy (3 Parliament Square
- The Shien (4 Parliament Square)
- Cross Wynd Cottage
(Horsemarket is here)
- Thistle Cottage (round the corner)
- Ivy Cottage
- Arthur Place
- Ashgrove Cottage
West side
- Post Office (Cross Wynd) - since burnt down
- Other cottages in Cross Wynd - now demolished
Further references
"In Cross Wynd ... harled C17 and C18 houses, one [The Corrie] with a round-headed blind window in the chimney gablet, another [The Corrie (southern extension)] dated 1686 and a third [Cobblestones] dated 1764."[2]
Notes
- ↑ A Falkland Guide, page 9.
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 220.
Further images
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Houses on the west side, 1954 prior to demolition -
Northern end of Cross Wynd -
Another view -
Another view
