Pathhead
Pathhead is an area of Kirkcaldy, in Fife, Scotland. Pathhead was an independent village prior to it was included into the Royal burgh of Kirkcaldy. In Jan Blaeu's map of Scotland from the 17th century reference is made to the town of Peth-heed, present day Pathhead. With the Firth of Forth to the south, Kirkcaldy to the 'west', Dysart to the east, and also Gallatown, Sinclairtown and Dunnikier to the north. The town houses the historical Ravenscraig Castle commissioned by James II in 1460; most of the previous facilities of the Nairn's Linoleum Factories; and, the Manse in which both O. Douglas as well as John Buchan grew up. It keeps an eye out over the ignored Pathhead Sands, and also market 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 and also what used to be Back Street, currently Commercial Street. Water was supplied from wells at either end of Mid Road as well as vivid commerce was centred on the Pathhead and also Sinclairtown Reform Co-operative Society of contemporary Branning Court, which was established in 1914.
