Pathhead
Pathhead is an area of Kirkcaldy, in Fife, Scotland. Pathhead was an independent village prior to 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 town of Peth-heed, existing day Pathhead. With the Firth of Forth to the south, Kirkcaldy to the 'west', Dysart to the eastern, as well as Gallatown, Sinclairtown and Dunnikier to the north. The town houses the historical Ravenscraig Castle appointed by James II in 1460; a number of the former properties of the Nairn's Linoleum Factories; as well as, the Manse in which both O. Douglas and John Buchan grew up. It looks out over the disregarded Pathhead Sands, and market today is centred on Hutchison's Flour Mill and also the Forbo-Nairn Plant. The historical centre of Pathhead is a trio of roads running parallel with the coastline: Nether Street, Mid Street as well as what made use of to be Back Street, currently Commercial Street. Water was provided from wells at either end of Mid Street as well as dynamic business was centred on the Pathhead as well as Sinclairtown Reform Co-operative Society of present-day Branning Court, which was developed in 1914.