Lochcraig

The name Lochcraig was given to the part of Glencraig from the pit road northwards. On the west side starting with Anvil Cottage now demolished and replaced with a new bungalow situated behind was Jimmy Muir’s fruit and vegetables store and stable next Glendale Cottage (noted for many years for the slogan on the north side “God is Love”) moving north the Quarry used for many years by the Fife Council as a dump to store road material then Bankston  Cottages followed by the Masonic Hall which was part of a four house row, two being demolished.

The entrance  to Manse Road and beyond Garry Park  Continuing north Lochcraig Cottages and Kirk Ha then Lochcraig Church on the north boundary a footpath exists that takes you across the Clunie to Kelty  the last houses before Crosshill was the Ore View a double story block to the rear the local depot for the scaffes.

The fist building on the east side of the road was the Smiddy but disappeared sometime late 1920s the next building was Spailinn Cottage then the stables called the same name.

Spailinn was for many years the yard for the Goodwin family who delivered coal from Glencraig Collery to the miners employed there, then the entrance road to St. Kenneths Chapel then travelling north Shawford Cottages then Lochcraig Cottage occupied by Doctor Todd one of the local medics he was also acclaim as a very capable dentist and was adept at extracting teeth next the Mission Hall then Erin Cottage  then just before the Ore Burn the road to Templelands Farm with the Orebank Cottage near the main road.