Pathhead is an area of Kirkcaldy, in Fife, Scotland. Pathhead was an independent village before it was integrated right into the Royal burgh of Kirkcaldy. In Jan Blaeu's map of Scotland from the 17th century referral 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 eastern, and also Gallatown, Sinclairtown and Dunnikier to the north. The town houses the historic Ravenscraig Castle commissioned by James II in 1460; a number of the former premises of the Nairn's Linoleum Factories; as well as, the Manse in which both O. Douglas as well as John Buchan grew up. It watches out over the ignored Pathhead Sands, as well as sector 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 shore: Nether Street, Mid Street as well as what made use of to be Back Street, now Commercial Street. Water was provided from wells at either end of Mid Street and also vivid commerce was centred on the Pathhead and Sinclairtown Reform Co-operative Society of contemporary Branning Court, which was developed in 1914.