Data supplied by Fife Council in 2005
St Andrews Town Hall
Mussel Scalp at Eden
Queens Gardens
Victoria Memorial Hall
Lammas Market
Common Good Fund
It is not possible to determine whether St Andrews has a Common Good Fund since the Annual Accounts of Fife Council consolidate financial information from all 25 former burghs in one Statement and hence it is not possible to determine the precise balance of the St Andrews Common Good Fund.
My Commentary
The Council itself, remains quite in the dark about many of the common good assets it holds and possesses inadequate records. In the words of their Estates Department,
"The attached list provides details of the location and description of Common Good land from the Financial Records passed to the Council from the former Burghs and District Councils. The recorded description is not always helpful and an exercise is in hand to improve this aspect. The extent of the land is not recorded because as advised above due to the vague description in the titles this is not always shown."
The famous Old Links in St Andrews were part of the town's common lands but were transferred to a Trust by a Private Act of Parliament prior to the abolition of Town Councils in 1975.
Correspondent
none
St Andrews Town Hall
Mussel Scalp at Eden
Queens Gardens
Victoria Memorial Hall
Lammas Market
Common Good Fund
It is not possible to determine whether St Andrews has a Common Good Fund since the Annual Accounts of Fife Council consolidate financial information from all 25 former burghs in one Statement and hence it is not possible to determine the precise balance of the St Andrews Common Good Fund.
My Commentary
The Council itself, remains quite in the dark about many of the common good assets it holds and possesses inadequate records. In the words of their Estates Department,
"The attached list provides details of the location and description of Common Good land from the Financial Records passed to the Council from the former Burghs and District Councils. The recorded description is not always helpful and an exercise is in hand to improve this aspect. The extent of the land is not recorded because as advised above due to the vague description in the titles this is not always shown."
The famous Old Links in St Andrews were part of the town's common lands but were transferred to a Trust by a Private Act of Parliament prior to the abolition of Town Councils in 1975.
Correspondent
none