Pathhead
Pathhead is a location of Kirkcaldy, in Fife, Scotland. Pathhead was an independent village prior to it was integrated right 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, present day Pathhead. With the Firth of Forth to the south, Kirkcaldy to the 'west', Dysart to the east, as well as Gallatown, Sinclairtown as well as Dunnikier to the north. The town houses the historic Ravenscraig Castle commissioned by James II in 1460; much of the former properties of the Nairn's Linoleum Factories; as well as, the Manse in which both O. Douglas and also John Buchan matured. It watches out over the neglected Pathhead Sands, and industry today is centred on Hutchison's Flour Mill as well as the Forbo-Nairn Plant. The historic centre of Pathhead is a trio of roads running parallel with the coast: Nether Street, Mid Street as well as what used to be Back Street, currently Commercial Street. Water was provided from wells at either end of Mid Street and also dynamic commerce was centred on the Pathhead as well as Sinclairtown Reform Co-operative Society of present-day Branning Court, which was developed in 1914.
