Valleyfield, Low

Valleyfield, Low
   VALLEYFIELD, LOW, a village, in the parish of Culross, county of Perth, 4½ miles (E. by S.) from Kincardine; containing 260 inhabitants. This is a straggling village, beautifully situated on the north shore of the Frith of Forth, and on the borders of Fifeshire: the inhabitants are for the most part weavers. In the vicinity is Valleyfield House, a modern, elegant, and commodious mansion, lately the seat of Sir Robert Preston, Bart.; it is built within a spacious demesne, tastefully laid out, and embellished with plantations. The coast road from Torryburn to Kincardine passes here.

A Topographical dictionary of Scotland. . 1856.

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