A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain .
102-513: Auchterhouse is a village, community , and civil parish in the Scottish council area of Angus , located 7.3 miles (11.7 km) north west of Dundee , 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south east of Alyth and 14.9 miles (24.0 km) south west of Forfar . It lies on the southern edge of the Sidlaw Hills , below Auchterhouse Hill, 1,398 feet (426 m) high. The parish, which is coterminous with
204-580: A 1 in 10 incline, 1,060 yards (970 m) long; at the top it entered Law Tunnel, about 330 yards (300 m) long; the tunnel was ten feet (3.05 m) wide and 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) high. There was a level section of 4.75 miles (7.64 km) long, after which the Balbeuchly incline rose at 1 in 25 for 1,700 yards (1,600 m). A further level section followed, also of 4.75 miles (7.64 km) to Hatton. The final incline descended to Newtyle at 1 in 13 for 1,000 yards (910 m). The track gauge
306-509: A bronze dagger blade with ox-horn hilt , which are now in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh . Other cists were reportedly discovered in the 19th century, and a circular burial mound survives south of Dronley House. Cup marks on stones were found around Auchterhouse Park. An Iron Age hillfort on Auchterhouse Hill occupies a naturally defensible position, and is protected to
408-402: A claim that the situation had "reached crisis point". Dundee and Newtyle Railway The Dundee and Newtyle Railway opened in 1831 and was the first railway in the north of Scotland . It was built to carry goods between Dundee and the fertile area known as Strathmore ; this involved crossing the Sidlaw Hills , and was accomplished with three rope-worked inclined planes . Newtyle
510-618: A direct replacement, under the Local Government Act 1972 , for the previously existing parish councils and are identical to English parish councils in terms of their powers and the way in which they operate. In England, a parish council can call itself a community council , as an 'alternative style' under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 . There are thirty-eight charitable rural community councils with
612-606: A discovery as will be sufficient to convict any of the offenders. Clay target shooting is held at Auchterhouse Country Sports, one of the shooting grounds used for the selection of the Scottish Clay Target Association's national teams, and where the all round Scottish championship was held in 2011. The centre, located in a former quarry, also hosts archery , falconry , quad biking , paintball and tank driving . Community council In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under
714-755: A final duty for some years in the 1960s running three-hour expresses from Glasgow to Aberdeen over the route. This started on 18 June 1962 and continued until the last run on 14 September 1966. The rationalisation imposed following the Beeching report resulted in only one route between central Scotland and Aberdeen being retained: the route through Dundee and Arbroath. The Strathmore route, between Stanley (north of Perth) and Kinnaber Junction (north of Montrose) closed on 3 April 1967 for through freight and 3 September 1967 for passenger traffic. Stub goods services continued to Brechin and Forfar for some years. The original Dundee and Newtyle Railway line opened on 16 December 1831 on
816-410: A further 2,000 shares of £50, which would generate £100,000 of new capital. In the event investors were unwilling to buy shares in a loss-making concern, and the shares could only be allocated at a 40% discount; in fact many shares were allocated to creditors. The Dundee and Newtyle line connected Dundee with Strathmore, but ended there in a deserted location; it covered the difficult terrain crossing
918-614: A line from Rosemill to Auchterhouse; it had a new station at Dronley and Auchterhouse station was relocated. It opened on 1 November 1860. The Lochee deviation ran from Ninewells Junction to Fairmuir Junction, opening on 10 June 1861. This long westward sweep avoided the Law tunnel and incline, and gave better access to the harbour through the Dundee and Perth station in Union Street. Crossroads and Ward stations were closed, and new stations were opened on
1020-475: A local council in Wales differs from England and Scotland. It requires the community to organise a public meeting, and for a majority of those present, to then agree to hold a community poll. A minimum 10% of the total local government community electorate or 150 electors (if 10% exceeds 150) must be present and voting at this meeting. If a poll is agreed upon, the local authority must organise one at least 42 days after
1122-511: A railway from Strathmore to Dundee was proposed in 1825, and the first meeting of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway Company took place the following year. Construction started rapidly, and the section from Hatton to Balbeuchley was completed by 1827. The line opened on 16 December 1831. The coaches were, at first, drawn up the Hatton incline by a newly installed stationary engine, with horses providing
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#17330854356131224-582: A railway. Charles Landale was commissioned to undertake the survey. (He was later described as "an apothecary" by General Pasley. Landale proposed a route that passed through a gap in the hills formed by the Glack of Newtyle; the summit of the route was to be at 532 feet (162 m) above sea level. Railway locomotives were primitive and inefficient at this early date and Landale's route involved rope-worked inclined planes: one (the Law Incline ) climbing immediately from
1326-408: A range of other support services. One Voice Wales is also a portal for advice on how to set up a new council or to become a councillor. Elections are held every five years under the first-past-the-post voting system. There are 735 community and town councils and 8,000 councillors in Wales, covering approximately 94% of the land area and 70% of the population of Wales. The process for establishing
1428-592: A rural development function, covering areas such as community planning, community buildings support, rural transport schemes and rural affordable housing (exception sites). The rural community councils are linked by the charity ACRE ( Action with Communities in Rural England ) and form the Rural Community Action Network (RCAN). Established in 1947, the National Association of Local Councils is
1530-449: A signed petition by at least 7.5% of the local electorate (more signatures if there are less than 2,500 electors). The local authority will then undertake a 'governance review' to assess the request and to make a final decision. In June 2012, Westminster City Council approved the establishment of Queen's Park Community Council as the first civil parish created in London since new legislation
1632-501: A single track and was worked by a 20 hp (15 kW) condensing engine; the Hatton incline also had a single track and had a similar engine. A newspaper advertisement stated that the line had been opened for traffic on 16 December 1831, but this was only on the upper levels, not including the Law and Hatton inclines; the extension to the full extent of the line was reported to have taken place on 3 April 1832. 2,645 passengers were carried during April 1832. The original estimates for
1734-467: A site at Auchterhouse Park was gifted by David Ogilvy, the Earl of Airlie . Construction started in 1901, and Dundee Sanatorium was formally opened by his widow Mabell Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie on 26 September 1902, at a cost of £20,764. The Dundee Advertiser commented: The establishment of institutions of this kind has been very much encouraged by the unanimous approbation of the medical profession all over
1836-478: Is called the extra first class; and each of the open compartments holds eight passengers; altogether twenty." There were about 100 wagons. There was a sophisticated system of signalling on the inclines: a white board with a black centre was fixed at the foot of the Law Incline, and was turned to face the engine house (at the head of the incline) five minutes before departure time. The engine operator had to wait for
1938-585: Is incorporated into the east gable of the present building. A clock at the rear of the church was made by the Dundee clockmaker Thomas Ivory. Underneath the present church is an old burial vault containing remains of the Buchan , Lyon and Ogilvy families, but there are no memorial tablets. Despite the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland forbidding the practice in 1643, burials continued to take place under
2040-522: Is usually received for running costs only and that funding has been cut several times in the recent years. In some areas of Scotland, especially in the Highland Council area , CCs are very often disregarded and are not usually viewed as a tier of government, even though they can legally have that role. Although in places such as Orkney and Shetland , CCs are viewed as an important part of local government, and receive larger budgets. Until 1974 Wales
2142-514: Is very great especially in arithmetic. The general intelligence and meaning of words are only fair and the Higher Subjects are weak generally. The school is altogether unnecessary and unsuitable. The building is inferior in every way and badly ventilated. The situation is very unsuitable and apparently unhealthy. The offices are very inconveniently situated and there is no playground obtainable. Adequate accommodation ought to be at once provided in
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#17330854356132244-449: Is £30,000, with authorised borrowings of £10,000. These were quickly taken up. The estimated cost of the line was to be £25,600 including £3,700 for the supply of the three stationary steam engines for the inclines, but excluding the cost of land acquisition. The tunnel in Dundee under the eastern flank of The Law seems to have been added as an afterthought, and difficult tunnelling conditions proved expensive; moreover land acquisition
2346-470: The Dundee and Newtyle Railway Act 1830 ( 11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4 . c. lx) of 29 May 1830: £10,000 in additional shares and £20,000 in borrowing. The act also conferred powers to extend the line in Dundee to the waterfront, "through the streets", and "the additional funds enabled completion of the line". The Dundee terminal was at Ward Road on the north side of the town, and immediately ascended Law Hill by
2448-410: The 0-2-4 wheel arrangement. They had single-acting vertical cylinders driving the front wheels through bell cranks; the trailing wheels were mounted in a bogie, a very early implementation of that construction. A third locomotive, no. 3, nicknamed Trotter was delivered from James Stirling and Co on 3 March 1834; it was similar to the earlier engines, but a little smaller. A fourth engine, an 0-4-0 of
2550-451: The Dundee and Perth Railway (Amendment) Act 1846 ( 9 & 10 Vict. c. ccxxviii) of 27 July 1846: the line was leased to the Dundee and Perth for 999 years for £1,400 per annum. The lease was effective from October 1846. The D&PR took some time to assess its new property, but in 1847 it obtained the Dundee and Newtyle Railway (Widening, Altering and Improving) Act 1847 ( 10 & 11 Vict. c. cvi) on 2 July 1847. This permitted
2652-595: The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 . The duty was placed on the newly established district councils to prepare an establishment scheme to divide their district into community council areas. In 1996 this duty passed to the present area councils . Scotland's network of parishes was abolished for administrative purposes in 1930, when larger district councils were formed. Unlike Wales, the new CCs created in 1975 were not necessarily based on old parish areas, which no longer fit any modern administrative areas. Several of them are based on former burghs , and have rematriculated
2754-453: The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 , or they may be non-statutory bodies. In Scotland and Wales they are statutory bodies. Scottish community councils were first created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , many years after Scottish parish councils were abolished by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 . Welsh community councils – which may, if they wish, style themselves town councils – are
2856-544: The McManus Galleries in Dundee , indicates that wool was spun into thread. A possible henge in Dronley Wood has been revealed by aerial photography, and a stone circle at Templelands was destroyed during railway construction in the 19th century. A stone cairn on West Mains Hill, excavated in 1897, was found to conceal a double burial cist , typical of the period around 2000 BC. The cist contained burnt bones and
2958-546: The Newtyle and Glammiss Railway ; they opened in 1837 - 1838. The extension lines did not transform the finances of the main railway, but when the Scottish Midland Junction Railway wanted to build a main line between Perth and Forfar, it adopted the lines and upgrading them, incorporating them in to the route of the new main line. The Dundee and Newtyle Railway was taken over by the Dundee and Perth Railway and
3060-576: The Planet type named John Bull , was acquired from Robert Stephenson & Co in April 1836. The four locomotives cost about £3,300. The Earl of Airlie entered service on 29 September 1833 on the level section below Balbeuchly incline. When Alexander Allan (superintendent of the Scottish Central Railway ) discovered one of the original locos in use as a stationary engine in 1854, he realised it
3162-617: The rush -strewn dirt floor. John Glas , the founder of the Glasite sect in the First Great Awakening , a Christian revitalisation movement that swept Protestant Europe in the 18th century, preached at Auchterhouse in 1721. He was the minister at nearby Tealing , where his preaching drew a large congregation. In The Testimony of the King of Martyrs Concerning His Kingdom , published in 1729, he claimed that every national church established by
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3264-404: The 165 living in the parish, 141 were enrolled. By the following year, just nine children were not attending, and the school board instructed an officer to call and warn their parents that proceedings would be taken if their absences continued. A report in 1875 highlighted deficiencies in the girls' school: We are disappointed with the appearance made by this little school. The number of failures
3366-522: The 1830 authorisation to extend to the harbour in Dundee; in fact this was not carried out until 1836. However he recommended contracting out the management of the operation of the line, clearly a criticism of the current management. Horse traction was used on the level sections between the inclined planes. From September 1833 steam locomotives were introduced: no. 1, Earl of Airlie and no. 2, Lord Wharncliffe were delivered (on 20 and 25 September respectively) from J and C Carmichael of Dundee. They had
3468-466: The Dundee and Newtyle had taken a lease of the Coupar Angus line, but they found that they were quite unable to pay the lease charge. Towards the end of 1844 the company was exploring means of leasing the line, but this was unsuccessful too. Finally in 1846 the Dundee and Perth Railway agreed to lease the line, probably in order to keep the Scottish Midland Junction Railway out. This was authorised by
3570-502: The Dundee and Newtyle station at Newtyle northwards and then diverge; the Coupar Angus line then ran west-south-west to that town, opening in February 1837. The Glammiss line would run east-north-east; it opened for goods traffic in 1837, and for passengers on 4 June 1838. The line from Newtyle station to the point of divergence descended at 1 in 100, but it was worked by horse traction, occasionally supplemented by locomotives. The two lines had
3672-505: The Dundee terminal, a level section, a second climb (the Balbeuchly incline ), another level section, and a third incline (the Hatton incline ) descending to Newtyle. There was no community at Newtyle at that time; the location was simply a railhead. Moreover, the Dundee terminal was not close to the harbour, or even the waterfront, at Dundee. A parliamentary bill was submitted for the line and it
3774-572: The Sidlaw Hills but failed to reach any settlement. Within Strathmore, railway construction would be easy, and in 1835 two small companies were authorised to build outwards from Newtyle. The Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway was authorised on 21 July 1835 and the Newtyle and Glammiss Railway was authorised on 30 July 1835. (Glammiss is nowadays spelt Glamis .) The railways were to build a line jointly from
3876-454: The area council. However not all communities have community councils, which in Scotland are statutory and only exist if local people are willing to stand for election. They are officially stated to be "non-party-political and non-sectarian" in their discussions and decision making. Community councils must adopt a constitution stating the name of the community council and dealing with such matters as
3978-680: The area presented a challenge in gaining access to the agricultural hinterland. Strathmore forms a broad and fertile plain running from northeast to southwest, following the Dean Water and River Isla flowing to the River Tay. Hilly land is located immediately behind Dundee, and a steep and unproductive range of hills, the Sidlaws , presents a second barrier separating Dundee from Strathmore . The need for connection came from both ends: Dundee needed access to Strathmore for processing its jute and hemp products: flax
4080-466: The board to be turned before commencing the ascent. A bell was rung in fog, and red and white lights were used at night. The stations were very crude affairs, and in these early days were more comparable with the places at which stage coaches might pick up and set down; they were at: The train service consisted of mixed trains leaving both Dundee and Newtyle at 8.00 a.m., 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. with an additional goods service at 1.00 p.m. The company
4182-439: The burgh coat of arms and use the title "provost" for their chairman. The Acts of Parliament governing community councils allow for them to "take any action" they deem appropriate to improve their community. They set out the requirements of each local authority's "scheme for the establishment of Community Councils". All of Scotland has had community council areas delineated, the numbers and boundaries of which can be altered by
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4284-523: The community, had a population of 520 in 2001. The village, formerly known as Milltown of Auchterhouse , straddles the B954 Muirhead to Newtyle road. About 1.0 mile (1.6 km) east lies the larger village of Kirkton of Auchterhouse, where the church and school are located. Singer Billy MacKenzie lived in the village from 1991 until his death in 1997. Kirkton, in Auchterhouse, was the subject of
4386-408: The councils and may not be office bearers. The establishment scheme will set out the exact procedure for establishing a council where one does not exist: a stated number of local government electors in the designated area must petition the area council, who will then schedule elections. In the case of all community council elections, if nominations are received for less than fifty percent of the seats,
4488-559: The country. That this disease is no longer regarded by the medical profession as either hereditary or as incurable - hence the establishment of these sanatoria all over the kingdom - is a circumstance that is calculated to bring an element of hope to those sufferers, and be a source of satisfaction to their relatives and friends. The Institution so auspiciously opened today enters upon its course of usefulness and will shelter and bring healing to very many of our afflicted sisters and brothers. The first patients were admitted on 11 March 1903, and
4590-423: The decision to hold the poll was taken. A simple majority is required in the poll for a community or town council to be created. A poll cannot take place more than once every two years, if previously rejected. In May 2022 only three of Bridgend County Borough 's twenty community councils had enough candidates coming forward to hold full elections. One council had only one candidate for 15 council seats. This led to
4692-450: The deficiencies in the engineering of the line. Passenger trains averaged 15 mph (24 km/h). Early in 1832 Lord Wharncliffe, as the landlord of the small settlement at Newtyle. offered a prize for the best plan for development of a village there; George Matthewson of Dundee won the prize and his scheme was implemented between 1832 and 1838, somewhat enlarging the community and providing roads and drainage, and water supplies; however
4794-530: The deviation at Lochee, Lochee West and Liff. For the time being the Newtyle incline continued in use, until the Scottish Central Railway took over the Dundee and Perth line in 1863. The new owner obtained powers in 1864 to build a new line past Hatton to a new Newtyle station. In fact the Caledonian Railway absorbed the SCR in 1865, and the work was not completed until 31 August 1868. The original Newtyle station
4896-474: The difficult inclines were by-passed by circuitous and more easily graded routes in the period 1860 to 1868. Nonetheless the line declined and closed to passengers in 1955. The Coupar Angus and Glammis (Glamis) lines continued as part of the Forfar main line, but that closed in 1967. In the first decades of the nineteenth century Dundee had been established as an important manufacturing town and port. The topography of
4998-506: The drifts. The engines and snowplough reversed back along the line and then charged. The force caused by the displaced snow as the engines passed through the station was so great that there was hardly a pane of glass left in the signal box or station buildings, and all the doors were smashed. It took over a week to repair the damage. Following the damage caused by World War II , in 1948 the United Kingdom's railways were nationalised, and
5100-508: The east and south east by a set of five ramparts and ditches. Souterrains , thought to have provided storage space for foodstuffs, were discovered in the 18th century near Auchterhouse Mansion and in Kirkton of Auchterhouse, and aerial photography has since revealed further sites at East Adamston, Bonnyton, Burnhead of Auchterhouse and Quarry House. Long cists, slab-lined graves in which fully extended bodies were placed, are commonly associated with
5202-509: The election is postponed and the council not formed or dissolved. Community councils can only be dissolved if the number of elected members falls below the set minimum. Community councils can also choose to amalgamate themselves with an adjoining community council by a similar process. Like in England and Wales, the main role of the CCs is to act as a channel of the opinions of the local community, and have
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#17330854356135304-424: The expansion did not materially affect the income of the railway. The original line had its Dundee terminus at Ward, some considerable distance from the harbour, the principal origin of much of its goods traffic. In 1834 definite plans were prepared for an extension to the harbour; this had been authorised in principle by the original Dundee and Newtyle Railway Act 1826. The burgh was enhancing its dock facilities at
5406-474: The following year the institution was renamed the Sidlaw Sanatorium. During the first year of operation, 87 patients were admitted. One patient died, but 67 were discharged. The average stay was just under four months. By 1907 the sanatorium was making a yearly loss of between £500 and £700, and the annual report complained that although the institution was endowed to help the working classes of Dundee, it
5508-592: The frequency of meetings, office bearers, method of election, finance and standing orders. There have been a number of reviews of the role of community councils in Scotland, generally emphasising their importance to democratic renewal. One important one was the McIntosh Report on Local Government and the Scottish Parliament. Membership of community councils consists of: Some community councils currently allow: Co-opted and ex officio members have no votes on
5610-444: The girls' school building was refitted as a home for the female teacher. The new arrangement did not work well, and following professional disagreements between the two teachers, it was decided to operate two separate schools in the same building. Auchterhouse Primary School continues to provide primary education , and had 55 pupils in 2010, including nine in the nursery class . The school holds an Eco-Schools Green Flag award. It
5712-550: The gradients and the trains were slow and infrequent. When street-running passenger tramways were introduced they abstracted considerable traffic from the line, and decline set in. The Caledonian Railway, as owner of the line, was a constituent of the new London Midland and Scottish Railway under the Railways Act 1921 , and the remote and eccentric backwater line was even less significant. Nationalisation followed in 1948, and road motor transport became more efficient and cheaper, and
5814-464: The greatest change to the village came with the opening of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway , one of Scotland's first passenger lines, in 1831. Sandstone for the line was quarried at Pitpointie. On 2 May 1899 a meeting was held at the Town Hall in Dundee to establish a sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis (then known as consumption). Plans were drawn up for the creation of a 30-bed hospital, and
5916-420: The highest point in the community. In the north the land consists of moorlands over underlying sandstone . The lower lying southern parts consist of glacial till which, when drained, produces good crops of oats , barley , potatoes and turnips , and is suitable for dairy farming . There are a number of spruce and Scots pine plantations, particularly on the higher ground. A feasibility study to build
6018-423: The importance of traffic to and from Dundee was much reduced: Newtyle and the other locations on the line were simply small rural settlements. (Newtyle had a population of 1,139 in 1861, 883 in 1921 and 766 in 1981. ) In the early years of the twentieth century, Dundee was growing in importance, and in size, and travelling to work by train was rising in significance. However, the Newtyle line made wide sweeps to reduce
6120-466: The laws of earthly kingdoms was anti-Christian, and repudiated Presbyterianism . He was suspended by the church in 1728, and formed a breakaway church in Dundee. In 1739 the Church of Scotland restored his status as a minister. A strongbox containing the poor money, destined to relieve poverty in the parish, was broken into and stolen in 1789, and two men were detained but later acquitted. A reward of £5
6222-491: The line became part of British Railways . It survived for just seven years, with passenger services withdrawn on 10 January 1955. Freight services continued, but the Auchterhouse–Newtyle section closed in 1958, and the remaining route to Dundee ceased operation on 5 April 1965. By 1873 public schools had been established in Auchterhouse for both boys and girls. Children attended between the ages of five and 13, and of
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#17330854356136324-457: The line had assumed a dominant goods traffic, approximately balanced from Dundee and to Dundee. In fact passenger traffic became remarkably buoyant, notwithstanding the lack of attraction at Newtyle. The company introduced a variety of season tickets, and workmen's fares conveying sheep shearers at cheap rates as well as excursionists. The original passenger coaches were said to be old stage coach bodies set on trucks. "Outside" passengers travelled on
6426-489: The lower income and the weekly burden of the outgoings was a serious problem. Operating expenses were high, at 83% of gross revenue; every train required five engines: the three stationary engines and two on the level sections. The outgoings left inadequate funds to service the loan debt. The company obtained a further act of Parliament, the Dundee and Newtyle Railway Act 1836 ( 6 & 7 Will. 4 . c. cii), in July 1836 to issue
6528-620: The national archives). Auchterhouse stands below the southern slopes of the Sidlaw Hills . The Auchterhouse Burn flows south to join the Dronley Burn, which continues across the south of the community, joining the Dighty Water on the southern boundary of Auchterhouse. This then flows eastwards, to the north of Dundee , to join the Firth of Tay at Monifieth . The land rises from south to north, reaching 1,398 feet (426 m) at Auchterhouse Hill,
6630-403: The national body which represents the interests of 10,000 local (parish and town) councils and 100,000 councillors across England. NALC works to support, promote and improve local councils. Local councils is a universal term in England for community, neighbourhood, parish and town councils, which are the first tier of English local government. The process for establishing a local council requires
6732-512: The opening out of the Law Tunnel and the construction of a deviation by-passing Balbeuchly incline. These works were not in fact carried out at this stage, although in 1849 work was undertaken to convert the gauge to standard gauge. The line closed during October 1849 for the work to be carried out. The opportunity was taken to ease the worst sharp curves. The locomotives Earl of Airlie , Lord Wharnclife and Trotter were converted, but John Bull
6834-403: The painting 'Sidlaw Village, Winter' by James MacIntosh Patrick . The earliest human settlement discovered around Auchterhouse dates from 3500 to 1000 BC, in the form of stone and bronze tools used by the first farmers to clear woodland. Wheat and barley were grown, and cattle and sheep kept, while a decorated sandstone spindle whorl found at Bonnyton, north of the village, and now kept at
6936-433: The period between 1000 BC and 500 AD, and have been recorded at Auchterhouse Park, Leoch and Templeton. A parish church, dedicated to Saint Mary , had been founded by 1238, and Sir John Ramsay played host to both Sir William Wallace and King Edward I of England at Wallace Tower, now part of Auchterhouse Mansion, in 1303. The village came under the jurisdiction of James Stewart, the Earl of Buchan in 1469. He also held
7038-522: The power from the top of the incline. The horses were assisted by a wagon sheet on a pole attached to the carriage to harness favourable winds. A second stationary engine was installed at Balbeuchley the following year, and in 1833 two steam engines, the Earl of Airlie and the Lord Wharncliffe , replaced horses on the level sections. Coal and lime were carried from Dundee, while in the other direction, fruit
7140-449: The principal School distant about 50 yards and all the staff properly organised with a proper division of labour set to work there. The Board must at once bestir themselves and make sufficient provision for the education in the Parish. In response, the school board set about merging the two schools, a new teacher for the girls was appointed, to be under the supervision of the boys' teacher, and
7242-517: The railway declined further. Passenger trains between Dundee and Newtyle ceased on 1 October 1955. The Newtyle to Auchterhouse section was closed to goods traffic on 5 May 1958, and the entire line closed on 6 November 1967. The Strathmore main line remained in use as an express route between Perth and Aberdeen; the closure of wayside stations simplified express train running. The streamlined A4 class pacifics were displaced from East Coast main line passenger express services by diesel locomotives, and found
7344-503: The remainder of that line closing in October 1847; the Coupar Angus line closed in November 1847. The SMJR opened from Perth to Forfar on 2 August 1848; a short connecting line was provided at Meigle to join the two routes. Returning to the Dundee and Newtyle line, an act of Parliament was obtained on 21 July 1859 to build by-pass lines. The Balbeuchly incline was avoided by the construction of
7446-401: The right to be notified of and respond to any planning applications. They are also sometimes involved in local projects mostly related to local infrastructure such as footpaths, parks, playgrounds etc., and local events. Unlike in England and Wales, Scottish CCs do not have the right to raise funds by setting a precept on local taxes, and are instead dependent upon local authority funding, which
7548-493: The roof of the coaches. In fact Marshall states that two old "Tally-Ho" coaches that had been operating on the Perth turnpike, which were fixed to a wagon chassis. Whishaw described the carriages differently: there were first class carriages and mixed carriages; the latter "resemble an ordinary stage coach, with the addition of an entirely open compartment both before and behind; the middle compartment, which holds only four passengers,
7650-462: The same gauge as the Dundee line and were worked in effect as branches of it. Marshall observes that "Neither line was ... successful in bringing in new business." The Dundee Weekly News of 5 November 1898 carried a report from William M'Intosh who stated that from 1837 to about 1841, during windy weather, a tarpaulin was lashed to the end of the passenger carriage, propelling it by wind power at from 10 to 20 mph (16 to 32 km/h). In 1841
7752-480: The time and wished to encourage railway access, and therefore agreed to the extension through the streets: the line was to run down Lindsay Street, across Nethegate to Yeaman Shore, then turning east to join the Dundee Harbour internal railway lines. There were to be steep inclines: up to 1 in 24: and horse traction was to move two wagons at a time. The extension was completed in February 1837. The Yeaman Shore section
7854-455: The title Lord Auchterhouse , and was the uncle of King James III . The adoption of new agricultural techniques in the 18th and 19th centuries led to increased prosperity in rural areas. Between 1820 and 1850 farm production in Scotland increased by 58 per cent. This new wealth was reflected in Auchterhouse with the construction of new farm buildings at Dronley, East Adamston, Eastfield, Kirkton of Auchterhouse, Leoch and Templeton. Balbeuchley
7956-491: The title mayor . In communities with populations too small to justify a full community council, community meetings will be established. Community councils in Wales now come under the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 under Part 7. One Voice Wales was established in 2004 and is the main organisation for community and town councils in Wales. The association represents the interests of councils across Wales and offers
8058-446: The upper levels, and throughout on 3 April 1832. At this early date formal stations were not established and passenger stopping places were made where convenient; they were referred to as offsets , that is, setting down places, in many instances. The names used changed from time to time. Balbeuchly was spelt Balbeuchley locally at certain times. Dundee and Newtyle first main line: Dundee and Newtyle (Caledonian Railway) after opening of
8160-471: The way they operate. Welsh community councils may call themselves town councils unilaterally and may have city status granted by the Crown . In Wales, all town councils are community councils. There are currently three community councils with city status: Bangor , St Asaph and St David's . The community of Caernarfon has the status of a royal town. The chair of a town council or city council will usually have
8262-408: Was 4 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,384 mm ) and fish-bellied rails were used, of 28 to 35 pounds per yard (13.9 to 17.4 kg/m) on stone blocks. The inclines were all straight; the Law incline was laid with three rails at the top, four in the central section and two at the lower end; a 40 hp (30 kW) high pressure engine was provided. The Balbeuchly incline had only
8364-511: Was advertised in the Edinburgh newspapers: Whereas some day of the week preceding Sabbath, the 19th April current, the Kirk-session's box of Auchterhouse, which stood in the session-house, was broken open, and sundry valuable papers and securities, with about Thirty or Forty Pounds in cash, were carried off, a reward of £5 stg. will be paid by the Kirk-Session to any person who shall make such
8466-404: Was aligned to permit through running from Dundee to Fairmuir. In 1890 the branch was extended eastwards to Maryfield, a further goods station located at Mains Loan and Clepington Road. The three Newtyle lines had been conceived to carry materials and passengers between Dundee and Strathmore. The Coupar Angus and Glamis lines were now part of the through main line between Perth and Aberdeen, and
8568-546: Was considerably more expensive than had been allowed for. The Law Tunnel was completed on 21 January 1829, but later in the year the works generally were reported as at a standstill. Landale was dismissed from the service of the company, amid criticisms that he failed to control the contractors properly, and that the estimates had been considerably overspent. The company had exhausted all its capital, and amid considerable acrimony, it decided to seek authorisation for additional capital and for borrowing powers, and these were granted by
8670-602: Was diverted through Dronley, avoiding the Balbeuchley incline, in 1860, resulting in Auchterhouse station being resited and a new Dronley railway station provided. In 1861 the line was extended from Newtyle to Alyth . It was absorbed by the Scottish Central Railway Company in 1863, which in turn was taken over by the Caledonian Railway Company in 1865. Three years later, the Hatton incline
8772-494: Was divided into civil parishes. These were abolished by section 20(6) of the Local Government Act 1972 , and replaced by communities by section 27 of the same Act. The principal areas of Wales are divided entirely into communities. Unlike in England, where unparished areas exist, no part of Wales is outside a community, even in urban areas. Not every community has a council, however. Community councils in Wales are identical to English parish councils in terms of their powers and
8874-448: Was eliminated, and a deviation built into Newtyle. The Caledonian Railway became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company under the Railways Act 1921 . Severe snow storms hit Angus in February 1947, and a passenger train was snowed in at Dronley cutting for over a week. Severe rationing still existed at the time, the roads were blocked, and the coal from the stranded engine
8976-460: Was enacted as the Dundee and Newtyle Railway Act 1826 ( 7 Geo. 4 . c. ci) on 26 May 1826; it was the first railway in the north of Scotland. The line was built with fish-bellied rails on stone blocks, with the rare track gauge of 4 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,384 mm ); the rails were rather light at 28 lb/ft (41.67 kg/m). 600 shares were issued at £50 each, that
9078-738: Was enacted in 2007. The first election of councillors to the Community Council took place in May 2014 at the same time as other local elections . Subsequent elections are held every four years at the same time as elections to the borough council, with a new parish council being elected as part of the 2018 Westminster City Council election . In Scotland community councils have fewer powers than their English or Welsh counterparts. As of July 2012, there were 1,369 community council areas in Scotland, some of which represent several communities within their boundary. Community councils were introduced in 1975 under
9180-406: Was evidently unhappy about the state of the engineering of its line, and in 1832 it commissioned the engineer Nicholas Wood to review it. In fact he generally approved the situation, only commenting that horse traction should be continued "until the traffic should be more developed", and that he "looked forward to the early extension of the line at both ends, particularly at Dundee." This referred to
9282-513: Was imported from the Baltic states on a scale unmatched anywhere in Scotland, and the agriculture of Strathmore needed access to a sea port. The sea port might not necessarily be Dundee, and that fact motivated the Burgh Council of Dundee to consider a transport link. A canal had been proposed in 1817, but a more realistic idea was formed in 1825 when Dundee Burgh Council decided to fund a survey for
9384-399: Was in turn replaced in 1630. It has been described as "the last specimen of early church architecture in Scotland" . Due to a structural defect, it was partially rebuilt in 1775. It now consists of a rectangular chancel at the east end, a large rectangular nave , and a western tower. Two Norman fonts dating from the original 13th-century church remain, and a stone marked "Ave Maria"
9486-402: Was last inspected by Education Scotland in 2010. At the age of 11, pupils transfer to Monifieth High School , located at Monifieth ,12.7 miles (20.4 km) south east of Auchterhouse. The school was last inspected in 2006, when it had 1,071 pupils. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Mary , had been founded by 1238. The original building was replaced by a Gothic structure in 1426, and
9588-422: Was moved from street running to railway property in 1847. The construction of the line had not been well executed, and maintenance costs were considerable; in addition the three stationary engines were expensive to operate. The shortage of capital at the time of building the line had resulted in heavy loans being taken. The agricultural traffic from Strathmore had not developed as much as had been forecast, so that
9690-544: Was not possible to do this due to the need to accept paying patients to contribute to the costs. By 1909 the financial position was so serious that the directors agreed to close the sanatorium the following year, but Sir James Caird , the Dundee jute baron, agreed to provide £1,000 per year if the institution was taken over by Dundee Royal Infirmary , and the transfer was completed in October 1910. The sanatorium eventually closed in 1969 but continued as an NHS convalescent and respite care home until 4 November 1980 (according to
9792-514: Was of historical importance, and had it 'removed and all the parts carefully put together, cleaned, painted, and lined'. He then had it photographed, and a lithograph taken from the photograph was reproduced in an article in The Engineer journal of 1883. The date on the maker's plate of 1833 identifies it as either no. 1, Earl of Airlie or no. 2, Lord Wharncliffe . The introduction of locomotives, and therefore somewhat faster speeds, now showed up
9894-551: Was one of the earliest improved steadings in the area, built in 1802, while Balbeuchley House was built for Patrick Miller, proprietor of the Auchterhouse Estate from 1820 to 1876. The farmhouse at Pitpointie, dated 1883, was built on the site of an earlier steading for George Willsher, a Dundee wine and spirit dealer. Originally built in 1707, the water-powered corn mill at Dronley was rebuilt during this period, and stone quarries were developed at Leoch and Parkside, but perhaps
9996-509: Was retained as a goods depot. Towards the final decades of the nineteenth century, Dundee had expanded northwards and there was a demand for goods facilities in that part of the Burgh. In 1885 a short branch was opened to a goods station at Fairmuir, located in the angle between Clepington Road and Strathmartine Road. It left the main line at Fairmuir Junction, a little to the west of the original incline route, and crossed that route. Fairmuir Junction
10098-409: Was simply a remote railhead, and the anticipated traffic volumes were not achieved, the inclines incurred heavy operating costs, and the railway never made money. Responding to the criticism of the remote Newtyle station, two further railways were built; these were nominally independent but for practical purposes were branches of the Dundee line. The lines were the Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway and
10200-586: Was sold to contractors. The Scottish Midland Junction Railway was authorised in 1845 to construct a main line railway from Perth to Forfar, joining Arbroath and Forfar Railway giving ultimate access to Aberdeen. Its intended route through Strathmore meant that the unremunerative Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway and the Newtyle and Glammiss Railway routes lay directly along a suitable alignment. The SMHR acquired those two small railways, and closed them for upgrading to main line standards, and providing double track. The Eassie to Glamis section closed in July 1846, with
10302-456: Was stolen, so that more had to be sent for to get the engine started again. There were also problems at Auchterhouse station, where snow drifts blocked the line under the road bridge. It would have been a massive task to dig out the drift, so a pair of large locomotives was sent from Newtyle, with a large snowplough attached. Although the engines managed to get some distance, the drivers soon realised they would need to get up speed before tackling
10404-465: Was transported and stone from local quarries provided building material for the rapidly expanding city. In addition, 31,000 passengers were being carried by 1833. In 1834 a locomotive derailment at Pitpointie resulted in the death of John Anderson, the miller at Auchterhouse. In 1846 the line was leased to the Dundee and Perth Railway Company , which changed its name to the Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway Company two years later. The route
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