Torryburn
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Torryburn is a village in Scotland
, lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth
. It is one of a number of old port communities that have existed on this coast and at one point even served as port for Dunfermline. It lies in the Bay of Torry in South Western Fife
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Edited from Westwood's Directory for the counties of Fife & Kinross published 1862: "Torryburn parish is bounded by the Firth of Forth, Perthshire, Saline, Carnock and Dunfermline. It measures about 5 miles by 3. There are small piers at Crombie and Torryburn, but their importance is not so great as when they formed the port for Dunfermline. The village of Torryburn stands on the coast. A number of the inhabitants are weavers, producing damasks for Dunfermline and cotton goods for Glasgow. The parish church is at Torryburn, and there is a Free Church at Torry. "
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Torry Bay is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) Intertidal mudflats are an important estuarine habitat for birds and thousands are attracted to the reserve every year. The apparent barrenness of the shore is deceiving. It has been estimated that one square metre of mud may contain up to 60,000 Laver Spire Snails or thousands of Ragworms. These invertebrates provide essential food for the birds that overwinter at Torry Bay. In the winter you can see large numbers of Great Crested Grebe, Shelduck, Wigeon, Curlew, Redshank and Dunlin. Others like Sandwich Tern, Ringed Plover, Ruff and Greenshank occur on migration during the Autumn.
Washed up on the beach, you can also find Cockles, Mussels, Periwinkles and Tellins. Rockpools often contain Butterfish, Gobies, Sea Anemones, Shore Crabs and Shrimps.
Pockets of Saltmarsh contain colourful flowers such as Sea Aster, Thrift and Scurvy Grass. One plant that grows in the soft mud is the uncommon Eelgrass, an important food source for the Wigeon.
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea, between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian to the south...
. It is one of a number of old port communities that have existed on this coast and at one point even served as port for Dunfermline. It lies in the Bay of Torry in South Western Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
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History
Torryburn grew around coal mining in the 19th century.Edited from Westwood's Directory for the counties of Fife & Kinross published 1862: "Torryburn parish is bounded by the Firth of Forth, Perthshire, Saline, Carnock and Dunfermline. It measures about 5 miles by 3. There are small piers at Crombie and Torryburn, but their importance is not so great as when they formed the port for Dunfermline. The village of Torryburn stands on the coast. A number of the inhabitants are weavers, producing damasks for Dunfermline and cotton goods for Glasgow. The parish church is at Torryburn, and there is a Free Church at Torry. "
Miscellaneous
In 1822 Alison Cunningham was born in Torryburn. She later became the nurse to Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
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Torry Bay is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) Intertidal mudflats are an important estuarine habitat for birds and thousands are attracted to the reserve every year. The apparent barrenness of the shore is deceiving. It has been estimated that one square metre of mud may contain up to 60,000 Laver Spire Snails or thousands of Ragworms. These invertebrates provide essential food for the birds that overwinter at Torry Bay. In the winter you can see large numbers of Great Crested Grebe, Shelduck, Wigeon, Curlew, Redshank and Dunlin. Others like Sandwich Tern, Ringed Plover, Ruff and Greenshank occur on migration during the Autumn.
Washed up on the beach, you can also find Cockles, Mussels, Periwinkles and Tellins. Rockpools often contain Butterfish, Gobies, Sea Anemones, Shore Crabs and Shrimps.
Pockets of Saltmarsh contain colourful flowers such as Sea Aster, Thrift and Scurvy Grass. One plant that grows in the soft mud is the uncommon Eelgrass, an important food source for the Wigeon.
http://www.fifecoastandcountrysidetrust.co.uk/Torry-Bay-Nature-Reserve_77_78_81.html