Pathhead
Pathhead is an area of Kirkcaldy, in Fife, Scotland. Pathhead was an independent village before it was integrated into the Royal burgh of Kirkcaldy. In Jan Blaeu's map of Scotland from the 17th century reference is made to the village of Peth-heed, existing day Pathhead. With the Firth of Forth to the south, Kirkcaldy to the 'west', Dysart to the east, as well as Gallatown, Sinclairtown and also Dunnikier to the north. The town houses the historic Ravenscraig Castle commissioned by James II in 1460; much of the previous properties of the Nairn's Linoleum Factories; and, the Manse in which both O. Douglas and John Buchan grew up. It looks out over the neglected Pathhead Sands, and market today is centred on Hutchison's Flour Mill as well as the Forbo-Nairn Plant. The historic centre of Pathhead is a triad of streets running parallel with the coast: Nether Street, Mid Street and what used to be Back Street, now Commercial Street. Water was supplied from wells at either end of Mid Road as well as lively business was centred on the Pathhead as well as Sinclairtown Reform Co-operative Society of contemporary Branning Court, which was established in 1914.
