Newburgh’s Orchards - over many years
1.
“Newburgh owes its origin, as well as its gardens to the Abbey of Lindores …about a quarter of a mile from the town; and there are still decided remains both of apple and pear trees planted by the Monks. Indeed there is a pretty thickly planted orchard, covering seven or eight acres, which has existed unaltered since before the Reformation.” David Booth, Newburgh, for the Caledonian Horticultural Society 1814
2.
“The situation of the town on the Tay is exceedingly pleasant, and from the gardens attached to the houses and the numerous fruit trees with which they are planted, few small towns have a more beautiful appearance.”
JM Leighton, The History of the County of Fife 1840
3.
“The orchards…. in the immediate vicinity of the town are in a very thriving condition, abound in fruit of the finest quality, and covering an extent, as they do, of nearly 40 imperial acres, are a source of considerable profit to their proprietors.”
Statistical Account of Fifeshire 1845
4.
“Nestled snugly beneath the brow of picturesque and craggy hills, it offers to the spectator a series of terraced gardens, scattered in unstudied elegance far up the hill sides – their well-furnished slopes, in the luxuriance of their fruitage, offering a pleasing contrast to the bald and rugged mountain masses up which they climb….” Fifeshire Journal 1850
