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, existing 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; a lot of the previous properties of the Nairn's Linoleum Factories; and, the Manse in which both O. Douglas as well as John Buchan grew up. It watches out over the disregarded Pathhead Sands, and sector today is centred on Hutchison's Flour Mill and also the Forbo-Nairn Plant. The historical centre of Pathhead is a triad of roads running parallel with the shore: Nether Street, Mid Street and also what made use of to be Back Street, currently Commercial Street. Water was supplied from wells at either end of Mid Street and lively commerce was centred on the Pathhead as well as Sinclairtown Reform Co-operative Society of present-day Branning Court, which was developed in 1914.
