The four BT Telephone Exchanges (and one former) in the Kinross (01577) telephone area
Cleish Hills ATE
Cleish Hills Telephone Exchange is located just off the B9097 in Cleish, Kinross KY13 0LR and serves Blairadam, Cleish and the surrounding villages.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01577-85.
ID: ESCLH. Photo courtesy of Damon Wilkinson.
Cleish Hills former ATE
The former Cleish Hills Telephone Exchange is located just off the B9097 in Cleish, Kinross KY13 0LR and served Blairadam, Cleish and the surrounding villages. The buildig is now used as someone’s garden ‘shed’.
In 1947 this exchange was listed as housing a UAX12.
The dialling code for this exchange was 057 75.
ID: ESCLH. Photo courtesy of Damon Wilkinson.
Fossoway ATE
Fossoway Telephone Exchange is located in Main Street, Crook of Devon, Kinross KY13 0UR and serves Bridge of Devon, Drum, Fossoway and the surrounding villages.
The original brick or stone building is shown in the foreground, with the later wooden building in the background.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01577-84.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 057 74.
ID: ESFOS. Photo courtesy of Damon Wilkinson.
Glenfarg ATE
Glenfarg Telephone Exchange is located in Greenbank Road, Glenfarg, Perth PH2 9NW and serves Abbots Deuglie, Arngask, Glenfarg and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01577-83.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 057 73.
ID: ESGLF.
Kinross ATE
Kinross Telephone Exchange is located in Broom Road, Kinross KY13 8BU and serves Kinross and the surrounding area.
The former Kinross ATE, which housed a UAX14, was located on the junction of Muirs and Broom Road, Kinross. It has since been demolished.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01577-86.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 057 72.
ID: ESKIN. Photo courtesy of Damon Wilkinson.