Speedwell tit Blue Cardenden Now you see it, now you don’t northeastwildlife.co.uk of Copyright – a community today. of communitiesJamphlars called spot’s The of owers) when near Auchterderran. Auchterderran. near when owers) of The early people in these(eld partseurs” werede Picts“Champ and their exclaimed: People have been here for ages. Prehistoric folk felled is said to have have to said is place names were adapted by speakersScots of of GaelicQueen Mary trees for farmland and kept others for timber. The and then of Scots. Four communities make up Picts set up their carved cross, the Dogton Stone, Copyright of northeastwildlife.co.uk nearnortheastwildlife.co.uk of Copyright Cardenden. The Pilgrims’ Road to Scotlandwell today’s Cardenden. Auchterderran – the parish passed by Celtic chapels and crossed the Royal Roadmouse Wood name – comes from uachdar-doirean, the high to Falkland. Kings hunted the Forest of Carden where oakwood; Bowhill from buachaille, the shepherd Carden Tower’s remains are visible.deer Nearby,Roe a stone and Dundonald from dùn Domhnall, Donald’s fort. marks the site of the last recorded pistol duel The old name Carden began as cardain or in Scotland. kernels. tasty their for cardden, a thicket. It became Cardenden when cones the open break pine trees and crossbills crossbills and trees pine the Edinburgh and Northern railway opened youngsters! than racket a of more even make Goldnches it between between it Goldnches and named a station here in 1848. jays Noisy bedtime, till woods the dapples sun the feed along the steep banks. banks. steep the along feed However, you can see evidence in and around the butteries utter by, young -birds are edging and and edging are -birds young by, utter butteries paths and explore the deep Den, where shy roe deer deer roe shy where Den, deep the explore and paths woodlands of quarrying for sand, sandstone and evenings when trees are in full leaf, peacock peacock leaf, full in are trees when evenings Cardenden’s famous sons include Jo Corrie, inviting the Follow hunt. kestrels and buzzards where whinstone – and coal mining. Limestone was also Jeelly Pond Jeelly Duelling pistols used by David Landale summer long of most the make Kids nest-building. visitors’ enjoyment. visitors’ a miner turned playwright and artist / illustrator farmland surrounding the of vistas and glades open won and clay was dug for use in the many in 1826, can be seen in Kirkcaldy Museum hectic their and tits blue of antics mating and planting trees as well as providing for providing as well as trees planting and brickworks that grew up with the coal industry. William McLaren. provide to managed are woods The fresh growth, bluebells and red campion, the the campion, red and bluebells growth, fresh manages the woodlands sustainably, harvesting harvesting sustainably, woodlands the manages Monks began mining coal in the 1100s and the its with season of choice their is spring many, For Forestry Commission Scotland Scotland Commission Forestry safety. for capped industry grew under local estates. lairds, two private companies Local Blacksmith attends and of coalmining - the old pit shafts have been been have shafts pit old the - coalmining of and march, or boundary, between between boundary, or march, to horse and the state. The rst deep mine was sunk in 1895 winter. for prepares everything On other paths, you’ll see traces of stone quarries quarries stone of traces see you’ll paths, other On beech trees denes the the denes trees beech at Bowhill and the community earned its keep from and larders their stock squirrels grey dramatically where a line of of line a where dramatically coal for 80 years until it all ended quite suddenly, and red warmth, for south migrate birds many kids looked for frogspawn. for looked kids creates long shadows – most most – shadows long creates leaving only opencast mines. Many pits were called when year, of time favourite her up sums ranger farmed. Try and nd the Jeelly (jelly) Pond where where Pond (jelly) Jeelly the nd and Try farmed. frosty days. The low, red sun sun red low, The days. frosty o or hunkering down.” down.” hunkering or o after their owners’ favoured ladies, such as the Alice, forest the how is This Peacock buttery Peacock woodland paths and the land you pass by is still still is by pass you land the and paths woodland Josephine and Lady Helen. the through survival for sycamore are at their best. It’s a time for heading heading for time a It’s best. their at are sycamore farmworkers and miners when you walk along the the along walk you when miners and farmworkers of deer, foxes, mice and robins illustrate their search search their illustrate robins and mice foxes, deer, of “I love autumn when the leaves of beech, ash and and ash beech, of leaves the when autumn love “I You are following in the footsteps of foresters, foresters, of footsteps the in following are You Farming, snow, though,the on continuesfootprints, to thrive,when withwinter barleyforget don’t But grown for whisky and tatties harvested for serving Walk through the years years the through Walk with mince. Gone, sadly, are the grain miller at © The Scotsman Publications Ltd. Licensor www.scran.ac.uk seasons the through Walk Shawsmill and the nearby blacksmith. So too are most other trades like ax-dressing for the linen industry. Key to Map Cluny Coalden Square N B981 Woodland Main Road Cardenden Contact Forestry Commission Scotland 90m Welcome to Cardenden ExploreBuilding Secondary Road Station Scottish Lowlands Forest District 100m Enjoy Cardenden Five Sisters House, Path Minor Road Cardenden Woodlands Dothanand Follow us on: West Calder EH55 8PN 110m 120m DiscoverAncient Monument Railway Line New Carden Tel: 01555 660190 Keirs Brae Dundonald Plantation Cemetery 130m Woodlands “For a child in Cardenden, the woods and E: [email protected](site of) Quarry elds were an extension of the school (dis) Quarry (dis) The Den trail Old Coal Pit Old Coal Pit s playground – a place where the imagination How to get to Cardenden Woodlandsothe Walk through the heritage of Cardenden down an open Sunnyside lenr To G could roam widely and freely.” Plantation glen. The burn runs below you as tall spruce trees tower Old Coal Pit & above you. Look for the remains of an industrial past of Enginehouse North (site of) A92 mining and a flax mill; and a more chivalric past of Dundonald Kinross Ian RankinFarm, creator of Inspector Rebus, grew up Quarry (dis) hunting towers and duels. Cardenbarns A911 in Cardenden and these childhood woods he Loch Leven Mostly flat with some short slopes. The paths M90 Glenrothes d are wide the surfaced with red blaze or crushed remembers are still as accessibleCar en to local people B922 D Carden Tower Tullylumb aggregate, there are steps from Carden Den to e 3 miles / 4.0 kms and visitors of all ages. They stretchn far and wide (remains of) PlantationBallingry the Duel cairn but these can be avoided. B9097 Allow 13/4 hrs C from the town and provide lots of opportunitiesa r Duel Quarry (dis) d There are no waymarkers in the woodlands; this is a Flax Mill Wheel e Cairn for walking, jogging, cycling and horse-riding.(site of) n CARDENDEN suggested route to follow from the map. Den Lochgelly 110m 120m KIRKCALDY ine rml Bairns Bridge Plantation trail Cardendene folk are proud guardians of the 130m unf Opencast A92 To D South workings Cowdenbeath woodlands on theirDundonald doorsteps and extend the Tullylumb plantation is a quieter part of Cardenden same welcome to their community as Forestry 140m woodland. Stroll through towering Scots pines and if 150m you’re lucky you may see a glimpse of a roe deer. Commission Scotland does to its woods. The surfaces of the paths vary on this route some are whin dust or crushed aggregate; Shawsmill others are not surfaced. There are some short Farm Shawsmill If you need this publication in an 5 miles / 8.5 kms Plantation slopes within this flat route. 0 1/2km 1km alternative format, for example, in Allow 3 hrs In0 partnership with1/4ml Cardenden and1/2ml District Local © Crown Copyright and database right [2014]. All rights reserved. large print or in another languagTorbaine, There are no waymarkers in the woodlands; this is a Ordnance Survey Licence number [100021242]. Farm History Group and funded by the please contact: suggested route to follow from the map. Coalelds Regeneration Trust. The Diversity Team Tel: 0300 067 5046 Easy: Easy: www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland Trail grading Sensible Muscle E-mail: [email protected] footwear Loosener Forestry Commission Scotland Designed by: Design & Interpretive Services, Forestry Commission Scotland APRIL 2014 Alba Photography © Forestry Commission and ©northeastwildlife.co.uk Moderate Moderate trails are graded according Waterproof Muscle to the degree of difficulty, footwear Stretcher For information on public transport services contact: gradients and type of Strenuous Strenuous Traveline Scotland, 0870 6082608 or conditions visitors can expect. 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