MacLeods Meadow is a small distinctive low-lying open grassland landscape located east of Big Meadow, spanning across the rolling uplands of the communities of Meadowville, Heathbell, and Scotsburn. The area is characterized by mixed forest, cleared farmland, and small watercourses. Meadows like this one were historically important for grazing livestock, hay production, and as open clearings within otherwise wooded terrain.
Scotsburn is a rural community located west of Durham and south of Heathbell. It was once known as known as Rogers Hill but was renamed by an Act of Parliament in 1867. It was called Rogers Hill after John Rogers (one of the settlers to arrive from Philadelphia) whose farm lot was here in the late 1700’s. The name was proposed by Hugh Ross whose birth place in Scotland, was named Scotsburn, meaning “Brook of the Scots.”
Big Bog is one of the most significant ecologically rich wetlands found in Pictou County, stretching east of Dufferin Road and extending across the communities of Sundridge, Heathbell, Meadowville, and Scotch Hill.
This defining terrain feature in the county’s interior landscape, id both ecologically and geographically important for its hydrology, and biodiversity, and continues to play a vital role in the landscape.
Heathbell is a small rural community located between Beech Hill and Hardwood Hill in the Lyons Brook area.
The 1879 Scotch Hill Map is one of the several maps included in the 1879 Historical Atlas of Pictou County. It shows the basic topographic features of the community along with with prominent land owners and locations of buildings.
Mineral Resource Land Use Map 011E10 for New Glasgow Area. Find out how to download or view this map online …