A photograph of a tractor decorated for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II outside Tayfield House, 1953.
A photograph of the Den Cottages in Tayfield Estate at the beginning of the 20th century. They were on the edge of the wooded area off Kirk Road.
Dens cottages calendar, probably early 1900s.
A postcard showing the South Drive at Tayfield, also known as the Den Walk.
This photograph shows some of the estate workers beginning to cut up a fallen tree. Second left is Mr McLaren. The estate originally had few trees, but the first John Berry started a careful tree planting programme, which successive generations have continued to this day.
A photograph of some of Tayfield's staff, responsible for forestry work.
This photograph shows Tayfield's South Drive, also known as Den Walk, in the snow.
In the 19th and first half of the 20th century, permission to walk in Tayfield grounds had to be obtained and tickets were issued. This example dates from 1840.
This photo was taken not long after the pond was made, around 1900, and is looking towards the Den.
This map shows Tayfield Estate in 2011.
A photograph taken in the very early 1900s showing Tayfield drive from the South Lodge being cleared by a horse-drawn plough.
A photograph of Tayfield Home Farmyard 20 July 1986
The Den Cottages were in an idyllic setting on the edge of the wooded area towards Kirk Road, and were the subject of many picture postcards. They were noted for their attractive and productive gardens. They are sadly now derelict.
Serious forestry work being carried out to a beech tree on the estate, probably in late 1950s. Estate workers are L-R Jim Wallace, Bill Chapman, Jim Smith, Dave Arthur. Just visible, beyond the men, is the roof of the bee house.
This is a Victorian bee house, beautifully restored in 2020. It is one of only five known in Scotland, and probably the only wooden one. It has now been listed as a building of historical importance. It is believed to have been brought to Tayfield by boat around 1850. The actual hives were on shelves ...
A photograph of the bee house behind the walled garden in Tayfield grounds, blanketed in snow, the coloured entrances just visible. 1996
This postcard shows the duck pond to the south of Tayfield House. This pond was excavated by spade and barrow at the end of the nineteenth century for the then William Berry’s collection of water fowl. It was altered later in the twentieth century, this time using a mechanical digger, to provide additional islands as ...
Tayfield duckpond, where children from the village have fed the ducks for over a century. The cairn is no longer there.
Another view of the duckpond.
This postcard from the early 1900s shows Tayfield duck pond.
The Den cottages were in an idyllic setting and were the subject of many picture postcards in the early 20th century.
A fishing permit for Mr Blyth Martin to fish the March Pond in 1904. The March Pond was on the back road to Tayport and marked the boundary, or march, of the Tayfield and Scotscraig Estates. The pond was perhaps better known by its other names of Jess Philip's dam or Washer Willie's pond.
Brownie picnic in Tayfield grounds c. 1950.
A leaflet produced in 1974 by John and Bride Berry for visitors following a guided walk in Tayfield grounds.