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West Wemyss
FifeThe Tolbooth, West Wemyss
©2013 Gazetteer for Scotland
A village on the Firth of Forth, 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Kirkcaldy.
Created a burgh of barony in 1511 the 'Haven Town of Wemyss' developed first as a port with salt pans and later as a mining settlement. It was designated a conservation area in 1985 and has many picturesque buildings including an 18th Century Tolbooth, Wemyss Castle (c.1420) and many salters' and colliers' houses.
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The Editors of The Gazetteer for Scotland
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