This article is about the town in Scotland. For the manufacturer, see Kelty (company). For the Australian trade unionist, see Bill Kelty.
Kelty (Scottish Gaelic: Cailtidh) is a former coal mining village located in Fife, Scotland. Lying in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife, it is situated on the Fife/Kinross-shire boundary and has a population of around 6,000 residents.[2] This was nearer to 9,000 when the coal mining industry was still operational in late 1970s and early 1980s.
The origin of the name of the village is somewhat obscure. It could come from the Scottish Gaeliccoillte or coilltean meaning 'wood' or 'woodland' or it could come from the Gaelic cailtidh, a reduced form of the early Gaelic *caleto-dubron, meaning 'hard water'. In either case, it was probably originally a Pictish name that was later adapted to Gaelic.[3]
The town began around 1850 as a mining town linked to several coal mines in the area, mainly owned by the Fife Coal Company and continued to expand with the increase of mines until 1930.[4]
Kelty is located next to the main Edinburgh to Perth road, the M90 motorway, and as a result of this has seen many houses built primarily for commuters to Edinburgh over the past five years.
Kelty has two primary schools, St. Joseph's and Kelty Primary. After primary school, the majority of pupils go on to Beath High School, a comprehensive school in Cowdenbeath, or the local Roman Catholic school, St Columba's High School in Dunfermline. Kelty also has a modern community centre, and a modern library.
Kelty was part of the parish of Beath (Cowdenbeath) and had a quoad sacra mission church erected in 1894. The mission was upgraded to a chapel in 1897, its minister being Rev George Hunter MA who went to Liverpool in 1903. He was replaced by Rev William Henderson Adam who went to Calderbank in 1919 and was replaced by Rev William Thomson. It was given status as a separate parish, disjoined from Cowdenbeath, in 1925.[5]
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This article is about the town in Scotland For the manufacturer see Kelty company For the Australian trade unionist see Bill Kelty This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kelty news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kelty Scottish Gaelic Cailtidh is a former coal mining village located in Fife Scotland Lying in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife it is situated on the Fife Kinross shire boundary and has a population of around 6 000 residents 2 This was nearer to 9 000 when the coal mining industry was still operational in late 1970s and early 1980s KeltyScottish Gaelic CailtidhKeltyLocation within FifePopulation6 760 mid 2020 est 1 OS grid referenceNT143941Council areaFifeLieutenancy areaFifeCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townKELTYPostcode districtKY4Dialling code01383PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathScottish ParliamentCowdenbeathList of places UK Scotland 56 07 59 N 3 22 48 W 56 133 N 3 380 W 56 133 3 380 Coordinates 56 07 59 N 3 22 48 W 56 133 N 3 380 W 56 133 3 380Kelty war memorial Housing scheme on the west side of Kelty Contents 1 Origins 2 Church 3 War Memorial 4 Notable people 5 Sport 6 Blairadam House 7 References 8 External linksOrigins EditThe origin of the name of the village is somewhat obscure It could come from the Scottish Gaelic coillte or coilltean meaning wood or woodland or it could come from the Gaelic cailtidh a reduced form of the early Gaelic caleto dubron meaning hard water In either case it was probably originally a Pictish name that was later adapted to Gaelic 3 The town began around 1850 as a mining town linked to several coal mines in the area mainly owned by the Fife Coal Company and continued to expand with the increase of mines until 1930 4 Kelty is located next to the main Edinburgh to Perth road the M90 motorway and as a result of this has seen many houses built primarily for commuters to Edinburgh over the past five years Kelty has two primary schools St Joseph s and Kelty Primary After primary school the majority of pupils go on to Beath High School a comprehensive school in Cowdenbeath or the local Roman Catholic school St Columba s High School in Dunfermline Kelty also has a modern community centre and a modern library The local football team is Kelty Hearts In 2022 they were promoted to League 1 for the first time as League 2 champions Church EditKelty was part of the parish of Beath Cowdenbeath and had a quoad sacra mission church erected in 1894 The mission was upgraded to a chapel in 1897 its minister being Rev George Hunter MA who went to Liverpool in 1903 He was replaced by Rev William Henderson Adam who went to Calderbank in 1919 and was replaced by Rev William Thomson It was given status as a separate parish disjoined from Cowdenbeath in 1925 5 War Memorial EditThe war memorial was erected in 1921 and was designed by sculptor William Birnie Rhind 6 Notable people EditClaire Baker MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife 7 Stephen Husband professional footballer 8 Willie Penman professional footballer Willie Rennie Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats 2011 2021 Alex Rowley Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party 2015 17 Robert Stewart Draughts World Champion 1922 1933 9 10 11 12 Sport EditKelty Hearts won Scottish League Two in 2022 having been promoted from the Lowland League in 2021 Blairadam House EditBlairadam House just north of Kelty but on the west side of the M90 was the long term home of the Adam family William Adam Robert Adam John Adam William Adam of Blair Adam Charles Adam etc References Edit Mid 2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland National Records of Scotland 31 March 2022 Retrieved 31 March 2022 Kelty Fife Scotland United Kingdom Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts citypopulation de Kelty Fife Place name Data Retrieved 22 June 2020 https www nmrs org uk mines map coal mining in the british isles collieries of the british isles coal mines scotland Fasti Ecclesiastae Scotia https www iwm org uk memorials item memorial 5719 Baker s concern at rise in domestic abuse Central Fife Times Retrieved 13 June 2021 Ex Hearts kid Stephen Husband in line to face his old club as a trialist for Dunfermline www scotsman com Retrieved 28 January 2022 Fife s forgotten world draughts champion honoured at new tournament in Kelty 21 August 2022 Kelty miner unbeaten in draughts for over 20 years to be commemorated in new tournament Fancy taking on the British champion in a game of draughts Draughts championship comes to Kelty in celebration of former Scottish World Champion External links Edit Media related to Kelty at Wikimedia Commons Kelty on Fife Council website Kelty on Scottish Mining Website This Fife location article 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