Kirkcaldy Gaelic - Cathair Challdainn Scots - Kirkcaudy or The Lang Toun
Population	46,912
OS grid reference	NT275915
Council area	Fife
Lieutenancy area	Fife
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KIRKCALDY
Postcode district	KY1, KY2
Dial code	01592
Vehicle code	SA-SJ (Glasgow)
Police	Fife
Fire	Fife
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Scottish Parliament	Kirkcaldy Mid Scotland and Fife
European Parliament	Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland

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Kirkcaldy (IPA pronunciation: [kɪr'kɑdi]) is the largest town in Fife, Scotland. The population of the town according to the 2001 Census stands at 46,912.[1]. Kirkcaldy is known as The Lang Toun (Long Town) in Scots. This name derived from the original expansion of the town in a thin strip parallel to the sea front. The town has since developed further up and down the coast, encompassing formerly separate communities, but also extensively inland, so the term "The Lang Toun" is now only a reference to its historical shape. Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... This article is about the area in Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ...

The name Kirkcaldy is now generally believed to derive from the Brythonic words caer, meaning fort, and caled, meaning hard, and the Gaelic word dun, also meaning fort [2], hence the modern Gaelic Cathair Challdainn. Other theories involving the Scots word kirk meaning church and the Culdees are less favoured now. Brythonic is one of two major divisions of Insular Celtic languages (the other being Goidelic). ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Kirk can mean church in general or the Church of Scotland in particular. ... The Culdees formed an ancient monastic order with settlements in Ireland and Scotland. ...

The town lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. The former burghs of Dysart, Linktown and Pathhead, and the villages of Sinclairtown and Gallatown are now incorporated into Kirkcaldy. The Firth of Forth from Calton Hill The Forth Bridges cross the Firth Satellite photo of the Firth and the surrounding area Map of the Firth Firth of Forth (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the estuary or firth of Scotlands River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea... A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ... Pan Ha, Dysart For other uses, see Dysart Dysart is a small town in Fife, Scotland found on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. ... Pathhead is a village in Fife, Scotland, currently incorporated within the Royal Burgh of Kirkcaldy. ...

Kirkcaldy's size reflects its historical importance as the largest east coast settlement between Edinburgh and Dundee. Its location in a relatively sheltered bay in the Firth of Forth enabled the growth of the port, which also supported a sizeable fishing fleet. Its hinterland includes good farmland and mineral wealth in coal. The last ship to enter the harbour was in 1991. Much of the quay area has since been built up with flats. The Harbour Master's Office had to be demolished following a fire in 2004. It was a small but prominent building with a slate roof. A housing development firm wishes to recreate the former house.[3]. , Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ...

Between 16-28 July 2007 an experimental hovercraft service (marketed as Forthfast) was operated between Kirkcaldy and Portobello, Edinburgh. Stagecoach operated the trial service and are considering establishing this link on a permanent basis. A Hovercraft, or Air-Cushion Vehicle (ACV), is an amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface - land or water - supported by a cushion of slowly moving, low-pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface close below it. ... Portobello Beach Portobello Police Station, built in 1878 as the Town Hall Portobello is a beach resort 3 miles (5 km) to the east of Edinburgh city centre along the coast of the Firth of Forth from Leith, in Scotland. ... Stagecoach Group plc (LSE: SGC) is a leading international transport group operating bus, train, tram, express coach and ferry operations. ...

Kirkcaldy was famous throughout much of the 19th and 20th Centuries for linoleum manufacturing, notably Nairns, linked with Dundee jute imports; linen produced from local flax; and for its annual week-long Links Market - Europe's longest street fairs - that celebrated its 700th anniversary in 2004. The town still has one of the longest developed sea-fronts in Europe, overlooking the Firth of Forth. In the 17th century it boasted one of the earliest Latvian consulates, reflecting centuries of trade with Scandinavia, the Baltic States and The Netherlands. A linoleum kitchen floor Linoleum is a floor covering made from solidified linseed oil (linoxyn) in combination with wood flour or cork dust over a burlap or canvas backing. ... The Kirkcaldy Links Market is Europes longest street fair. ... Roundabouts (or carousels) are traditional attractions, often seen at fairs. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The proto-Baltic forefathers of the Latvian people have lived on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea since the third millennium BC [1]. At the beginning of this era the territory known today as Latvia became famous as a trading crossroads. ...

History

Plaque from Volunteers Green, Kirkcaldy. The text begins "This is the remains of the 9 acres of common moor given to the people of this town by Charles I in 1644 when Kirkcaldy was made a Royal Burgh..."

The Battle of Raith is said to have been fought near Kirkcaldy in 596 AD. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 192 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 192 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The Battle of Raith is said to have been fought in 596 AD to the west of present day Kirkcaldy. ...

It was gifted to the monks of Dunfermline Abbey in 1364, on condition of a mutual protection pact against sea-raiders, who had already ravaged the East Neuk. The town's status as a royal burgh was confirmed by Charles I (1625-49) in 1644. Kirkcaldy grew up around its harbour near the mouth of the East Burn and expanded rapidly in the 19th century with the development of textile, linoleum and coal industries. Dunfermline Abbey and Church - illustration from Cassells History of England circa 1902 Dunfermline Abbey is the remains of a great Benedictine abbey founded in 1070 by Queen Margaret, wife of Malcolm Canmore and granddaughter of Edmund Ironside, King of England. ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1359 1360 1361 1362 1363 - 1364 - 1365 1366 1367 1368 1369 See also: 1364 state leaders Events Charles V becomes King of France. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ...

It was the administrative centre of Kirkcaldy District from 1975 to 1996. The District, which includes surrounding towns and villages, has a population of around 150,000 people. The term is still occasionally used today.

Kirkcaldy town centre was designated a conservation area in 1980 and amongst many interesting buildings are the Old Kirk (Old Parish Church) with its late medieval tower, 15th-century Ravenscraig Castle, 17th-century Sailor's Walk, Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery (1925), the Adam Smith Centre (1894-99), the Nordic style Town House designed in 1937 by David Carr, Dunnikier House (built in the 1790s and now a hotel) and St Brycedale Church (1877-81) which rises to 60 m (200 feet) and takes its name from Kirkcaldy's patron saint^{[citation needed]}. Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery is the main museum and exhibition space in the town of Kirkcaldy in Fife. ...

Famous people

Plaque commemorating the building in which Adam Smith completed The Wealth of Nations, from Kirkcaldy's High Street.

In addition to the "Father of Modern Economics" Adam Smith (1723-90), the "Demarcator of Standard Time" (Universal Standard Time) Sandford Fleming (1827-1915), and one of Scotland's most famous architects, Robert Adam (1728-92), Kirkcaldy has been the birthplace of a great many famous sons and daughters. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (675x880, 750 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (675x880, 750 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Adam Smith FRSE (baptised June 5, 1723 O.S. / June 16 N.S. – July 17, 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneering political economist. ... Adam Smith An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith, published on March 9, 1776 during the Scottish Enlightenment. ... Universal Time (UT) is a timescale based on the rotation of the Earth. ... Sir Sandford Fleming Sir Sandford Fleming (January 7, 1827 – July 22, 1915) was a prolific Canadian engineer and inventor, known for the introduction of Universal Standard Time, Canadas first postage stamp, a huge body of surveying and map making, engineering much of the Intercolonial Railway and the Canadian Pacific... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Robert Adam Robert Adam (3 July 1728 - 3 March 1792) was a Scottish architect, interior designer and furniture designer, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. ...

Reformation figures Henry Balnaves and George Gillespie both hailed from the town as did, in more recent times, Frederick Coutts, 8th General of the Salvation Army. John Philip, a missionary to South Africa was born in Kirkcaldy in 1775. In politics, Kirkcaldy counts sixth Governor-General of Australia, Ronald Munro-Ferguson and David Steel, the former leader of the Liberal Party, among its sons. The current British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown (1951-), although born in Giffnock, Glasgow, moved to Kirkcaldy when he was three years old[4], attended Kirkcaldy High School, and is the present UK Parliamentary Constituency's MP. In sport, twice World darts champion Jocky Wilson was born in the town and lives in the Lauder Road area. Also, racing driver Peter Dumbreck was born and grew up in the Dysart area. From popular culture, Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman comes from Kirkcaldy. The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ... Henry Balnaves (1512?-1579) was a Scottish politician and religious reformer. ... George Gillespie (1613 - 1648), scottish Theologian, was born at Kirkcaldy, and studied at St. ... Frederick Coutts (September 21, 1899 – February 6, 1986) was the 8th General of The Salvation Army (1963-1969). ... Shield of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a non-military evangelical Christian organisation. ... John Philip (14 April 1775-27 August 1851), was a missionary in South Africa. ... Year 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Michael Jeffery, the current Governor-General of Australia The Governor-General of Australia is the representative in Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, who lives in the United Kingdom. ... Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, GCMG, KBE, PC (6 March 1860 – 30 March 1934), sixth Governor-General of Australia, was probably the most politically influential holder of this post. ... David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC (born 31 March 1938) is a British and Scottish politician and a Liberal Democrat member of the UK House of Lords. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... For others with the same or similar names, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Giffnock is an area within the south Glasgow conurbation in Scotland with a population of about 9,300 people. ... A standard dart board. ... John Thoms Wilson, better known as Jocky Wilson, is a darts champion. ... Peter Dumbreck (born 13 October 1973 in Kirkcaldy) is a racing driver from Scotland. ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a Scottish musician and a member of the group Coldplay. ...

Val McDermid, journalist and author (titles include: Wire in the Blood and Distant Echo) was born and raised in Kirkcaldy, though her books' liner notes refer only to a 'small Scottish mining town'. Child author Marjorie Fleming ('Pet Marjorie') (1803-1811) was born, lived and died in Kirkcaldy. Val McDermid (born June 4, 1955) is a Scottish crime writer. ... Marjorie Fleming (15 January 1803 - 19 December 1811) was a child writer and poet, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. ...

Amateur phenologist David Grisenthwaite lives in the area. Phenology is the study of the times of recurring natural phenomena. ... David Grisenthwaite from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, is an amateur phenological data recorder. ...

Colin Cameron, a professional footballer and Scottish internationalist was also born in the Linktown area of Kirkcaldy, starting his career with Raith Rovers F.C.. Colin Cameron (born 23 October 1972 in Kirkcaldy) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Coventry City and has been capped 27 times for Scotland. ... Raith Rovers F.C. are a professional football club who currently play in the Scottish Football League (Division 2). ...

Bertha Wilson (1923-2007), the first female judge of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario was born in Kirkcaldy. Bertha Wilson (born September 18, 1923) is a retired Canadian jurist and was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. ... The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system. ... The Ontario Court of Appeal is headquartered in downtown Toronto, in historic Osgoode Hall. ...

Music

Main article: Kirkcaldy and District Pipe Band

Kirkcaldy has in its time been home to a number of pipe bands. Currently the town has the Kirkcaldy and District Pipe Band, which has gone under the name of the K.U.S.I. (Kirkcaldy United Services Institute) and the Argos Pipe Band. Currently based in Balwearie High School, the Kirkcaldy and District Pipe Band is in the Grade 4A level and takes parts in most major competitions around the UK. It was awarded the Champions of Champions in Grade 4B for 2006. ... A Pipe band is a traditional Scottish musical group consisting of bagpipes and drums. ...

Sport

The local senior football team in the town is Raith Rovers F.C., who play at Stark's Park. The club formed in 1883. They went full time in 1990 under then manager Frank Connor and have played in the Scottish Premier League in 1992/1993 and 1995/1997. They also won the Coca-Cola Cup (now CIS insurance) over Celtic in 1994 and played in the UEFA cup in 1995. A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Raith Rovers F.C. are a professional football club who currently play in the Scottish Football League (Division 2). ... Starks Park is the home ground of Raith Rovers F.C.. The ground was opened in 1891 (this is actually when Raith started using it, it has been around longer) and seats 10,104. ...

Kirkcaldy has a local junior side, known as Kirkcaldy YM (Young Men), who play in the East Region, Central Division. The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is the organising body for the junior grade of football (soccer) in Scotland. ... Kirkcaldy YM (Young Men) F.C. are a Scottish junior football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. ... The Scottish Junior Football East Region Central Division is a third-tier division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. ...

Kirkcaldy also has an active rugby team, Kirkcaldy RFC, who currently play in the BT Premiership 3 league from their small ground situated in the Beveridge Park. They have managed to gain promotion from Premiership 3 as leaders at the end of the 1996/1997 season and promoted to Premiership 1 in 1999, playing the top rugby sides such as Boroughmuir, Watsonians, Glasgow Hawks, Currie and Hawick. Their player Matthew Harvey has had several appearances for Scotland's under 21s.

The oldest existing ice hockey team in the United Kingdom, the Fife Flyers, are based in the town, playing at the Fife Ice Arena on Rosslyn Street. They played in the now defunct British National League alongside teams in Guildford, Milton Keynes, Slough, Dundee and Paisley. The team's future was put in jeopardy for the 2005/2006 season after the British National League was disbanded. This resulted in them having to join the Scottish National League, playing teams of a markedly lower standard. They are scheduled to move from their current venue when the new Ice Arena is built in Kirkcaldy. An eletrical fault which sparked a fire in the building on 28th February 2007, results in the outcome of the Flyers move to Edinburgh for a temporary basis for possibily months on end until it is fixed. [5] However, their rivals, Murrayfield, Dundee and Paisley have all offered the Flyers a loan of their ice rinks for practice[6] Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... League: Scottish National League Founded: 1938 Home Ice: Fife Ice Arena Capacity: 3280 Ice Size: 198ft x 98ft City: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland Colours: White, Gold, and Blue Captain: John Haig Head Coach: Todd Dutiaume Ownership: Kirkcaldy Ice Hockey Club The Fife Flyers, established in 1938, are the oldest ice hockey... Fife Ice Arena is the home to the oldest Ice Hockey team in the UK - The Fife Flyers. ... The British National League is a defunct second-level professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. ...

Beveridge Park in the town hosted motorcycle racing before the Knockhill circuit was built in 1974. // Classic Road Racing Road Racing on (temporary closed) public roads Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. ... Knockhill racing circuit, Fife Knockhill Racing circuit in Fife is Scotlands national Motorsport centre. ...

Golf Courses

Kirkcaldy has two golf courses. Kirkcaldy Golf Club commonly known as Balwearie course was established in 1904 and originally designed by Old Tom Morris. It is an 18-hole course in 150-acres of parkland. The course is maintained on a regular basis, has a clubhouse which serves meals, a bar with alcoholic beverages and a small golf shop. There is also a small putting green for practise prior to the first hole. This article is about the sport. ... Tom Morris, Sr. ...

Dunnikier Park Golf Course opened in 1963 as an 18 hole parkland course to the north of the town. It is adjacent to Dunnikier House Hotel and Dunnikier Park Golf Club, which acts as the clubhouse. Dunnikier is a municipal course.

Education

Further Education

The edge of the St. Brycedale campus of the Adam Smith College, with St. Brycedale church in the rear.

Adam Smith College which was formed in August 2005 following the combining of Fife College and Glenrothes College has two main campuses in Kirkcaldy, the main one being the St. Brycedale Campus and the other known as Nairn Campus. They provide training and education for over 15,000 people. Actors Ewan McGregor, Sharon Small, Dougray Scott and Shirley Henderson, DJ Edith Bowman and the artist Jack Vettriano are some of the famous people that have attended the College. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 108 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 108 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... St Brycedale Campus, Adam Smith College The Adam Smith College, Fife is a further and higher education college located in Glenrothes, Leven and Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland. ... Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) (IPA pronunciation: [1]) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. ... Sharon Small (born 1967) is a Scottish actress. ... Dougray Scott (born Stephen Scott on November 25, 1965) is a Scottish television and film actor best known in America for playing Ian Hainsworth in Desperate Housewives. ... Shirley Henderson (born November 24, 1965) is a British actress. ... Edith Eleanor Bowman (born 15 January 1975) is a Scottish television presenter and a radio D.J. She currently presents a radio show on BBC Radio 1, from 1pm-4pm. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The University of Dundee School of Nursing and Midwifery has a campus in Kirkcaldy, near the Railway Station. The University of Dundee is the principal university in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee, Scotland. ... Nursing is a profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and communities in attaining, re-attaining, and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ... // Midwifery is the term traditionally used to describe the art of assisting a woman through childbirth. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ...

High Schools

Balwearie High School

Main article: Balwearie High School

Balwearie, located on Balwearie Gardens, originally opened in 1964 as a junior secondary (for those who had not passed the eleven plus exam). The School became a comprehensive in 1974. The 'Wizard of Balwearie', Michael Scot, is associated in local tradition with a castle in the countryside to the west of the school. Balwearie is one of the biggest High Schools in Scotland with an intake of around 1600 pupils. The School operates an adjacent DSE department. The last few years have seen the school strive to reduce its large intake of pupils. The catchment areas are: Kirkcaldy West, Dunnikier, Burntisland, Kinghorn and Strathallan. Balwearie High School is a non denominational comprehensive school in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland catering for boys and girls from S1 to S6. ... A Comprehensive school is a type of school providing secondary level education in England or Wales. ... Michael Scot (1175 - ?1232) was a mediaeval mathematician and scholar. ...

Kirkcaldy High School

Main article: Kirkcaldy High School

Kirkcaldy is located on Dunnikier Way. Kirkcaldy was the main high school for pupils that were able to pass their eleven plus exam. Kirkcaldy High School was extended and the new buildings opened in 1993. The High School also operated a junior building, for junior pupils in Templehall, until the building was disused. The catchment areas are: Capshard, Torbain, Valley, Cardenden, Fair Isle and Dunearn (which used to be spilt between Kirkcaldy and Balwearie, depending on which side of the hill you lived, is now entirely catchment area for Kirkcaldy because of Balwearie's focus on Strathallan and the downgrading of pupil numbers entering the School). Kirkcaldy High School is a non denominational comprehensive school in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. ... The Eleven Plus or Transfer Test was an examination given to students in their last year of primary education in the United Kingdom under the Tripartite System. ...

St Andrew's RC High School

St Andrew's was founded in 1959 and is one of only two Catholic secondary schools in Fife. It is located on Overton Road. The catchment primary schools are St Marie's RC, St Paul's RC (Glenrothes), St Ninian's (Cardenden), St Patrick's (Lochgelly), St Agatha's (Leven), St Columba's (Cupar). It attracts a large number of placing requests each year.

The school's roll is approximately 800. In 2005 it achieved a good HMIe inspection report [7]. In response to this report, Fife Council are currently upgrading parts of the buildings. Its examination results were better than its comparator schools. Her Majestys Inspectorate of Education is a body with responsibility for overseeing standards in education in Scotland. ...

St Andrew's has links with schools in Germany, France and Malawi. It is also a Fairtrade School. The fair trade movement promotes international agreements to enforce price supports for commodities, particularly those exported from poor countries to the industrialised West. ...

Viewforth High School

Viewforth is located on Loughborough Road. The catchment areas are: Pathhead, Kirkcaldy North, Sinclairtown and Dysart. Viewforth was founded in the 1910s and has been an important part of the local community of East Kirkcaldy since then. There were however plans to replace the school two years ago as some of the current buildings require upgrading.

Primary Schools

• Capshard
• Dunearn
• Dunnikier
• Dysart
• Fair Isle (School was torn down and re-built, it was opened again in January 2007, after being delayed since October 2006)
• Kirkcaldy North
• Kirkcaldy West
• Pathhead
• Sinclairtown
• Strathallan (opened in January 2007, it is the newest addition in Kirkcaldy)
• St Maries R C
• Torbain
• Valley

Some of Kirkcaldy's primary schools have an attached nursery near the main building. These include: Capshard, Fair Isle, Torbain and Kirkcaldy West.

Shopping and Leisure

Kirkcaldy Town Centre

Main article: The Mercat Shopping Centre

The Mercat Shopping Centre (from the Scots for market and commonly known as just The Mercat) opened in 1973 and is located in the town centre. There was a Mercat cross on the High Street until 1782, a plaque erected by the Civic Society outside the current branch of Marks and Spencer marking its former position. The Mercat is a shopping centre in Kirkcaldy town centre. ... The Mercat is a shopping centre in Kirkcaldy town centre. ...

Kirkcaldy's High Street became partly pedestrianised in 1991 with many familiar chain stores locating here. Whytehouse Avenue, where the A listed Whyte's of Kirkcaldy house is located behind the shops. Kirk Wynd has the Fife Free Press offices and a pub (The Robert Nairn). All these streets are close to the main bus station. Kirkcaldy also has another small shopping centre on Hill Street, known as The Postings, which leads out on the stances for Kirkcaldy's bus station.

Kirkcaldy's swimming pool opened in 1972. Facilities include a small pool for infants, a medium-sized pool and a large pool with a diving board. There is also a small cafe. Since The Beacon swimming pool opened in nearby Burntisland in 1997 it has become more popular than the Kirkcaldy pool. There is speculation concerning the demolition of the Kirkcaldy Swimming Pool and replacement by one with upgraded facilities, although plans have not yet been brought before the Council.

Peripheral Locations and Proposed Developments

There have been many plans to develop both the neglected east and west ends of Kirkcaldy High Street^{[citation needed]}, both suffering from a lack of shops and also out of the way of the main shopping area. A plan was lodged to build a new shopping mall along the waterfront, across the Esplanade and 70m out into the Firth of Forth, extending from the West End of the High Street to Kirkcaldy harbour. [8][9]. This application was refused planning permission in 2006 for a number of reasons such as: it was out of context and character with the existing townscape, poor pedestrian linkages would not have allowed the development to complement the existing centre and the applicants failed to demonstrate that the environmental impacts of the development were acceptable. Although, as of April 2007, the Waterfront development may still go ahead (with a multiplex cinema now as the main attraction), in a scaled down form. This has full backing from the former First Minister Jack McConnell to rejuvenate the town centre.[10]. The term First Minister refers to the leader of a cabinet United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the term First Minister was once used interchangeably with Prime Minister, as in Winston Churchills famous line: I did not become Her Majestys First Minister so that I might oversee the... Jack Wilson McConnell (born June 30, 1960 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a former First Minister of Scotland, leader of the Scottish Labour Party and current Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency. ...

Out-of-town Retail units are situated on the former site of Chapel Farm which includes typical UK chain stores. Still in the planning stages, a new road will be built to connect the Retail Park with the new housing estates of Rowanbrae and Hollybrae (built at the bottom end of the farm). This is set to include a major extension onto the site. Four existing units will need to be demolished for this to occur.

Speculation continues regarding the construction of another retail park behind the Hospital and the Nairn's Lino Works Museum scheduled to be built on part of the site of the former Nairn's factory on Nairn Street. Had the Centre gone ahead, it would be anchored by a possible Morrisons Supermarket. The proposal was refused by Fife Council, who concluded that the development would be situated too far away from the town centre to be profitable.

Kirkcaldy may soon be home to a new leisure centre on Kingslaw Park. Due process is underway presently - including the extraction of local coal seams - after which the building work will commence. The local MSP, Marilyn Livingstone, backs this project, as well as the controversial replacement of the town's swimming pool. [11]

Employment

Employment sites in Kirkcaldy are largely concentrated in the north of the town. Main sites include Mitchelston, Randolph and the John Smith Business Park. Smaller industrial sites are also located at Smeaton, Hayfield, Dysart, the harbour and Invertiel.

Kirkcaldy employs around 21,500 people representing around 16% of employment in Fife. Unemployment in Kirkcaldy is above the national average at 4.9%.[12]

There are plans to provide further business space at Kirkcaldy east near the Kingslaw development site. This forms one of Fife's key Strategic Development Areas. This is aimed at addressing the chronic shortage of jobs in Kirkcaldy and is intended to aid with the high levels of unemployment in the town and its travel-to-work area which has seen Kirkcaldy officially branded as the third poorest town in the UK. [13][14]

Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery

Main article: Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery

The Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery is located on War Memorial Gardens, behind the main Railway Station, and was donated to the town in 1928 by John Nairn the linoleum magnate. The art gallery contains many famous paintings by the Glasgow Boys and by Scottish Colourists such as Samuel Peploe and John Duncan Fergusson. Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery is the main museum and exhibition space in the town of Kirkcaldy in Fife. ... Glasgow Boys refers to an unofficial group of Glasgow-based artists who were strongly influenced by the French Impressionists and Post-impressionists as well as by artists who painted in a similar style such as Whistler. ... The Scottish Colourists were a group of painters from Scotland whose work was not very highly regarded when it was first exhibited in the 1920s and 1930s, but which in the late 20th Century came to have a formative influence on contemporary Scottish art. ... Still life: apples and jar, circa 1912 - 1916, Art Gallery of New South Wales. ... John Duncan Fergusson (1874 - 1961) was a Scottish artist, regarded as one of the major artists of the Scottish Colourists school of painting. ...

Kirkcaldy Central Library

The Central Library is housed in the same building as the Museum and Art Gallery. It has a children's section, adult's section and a reference library. There is also a portrait of John Nairn, who gifted the library to the town, located in the adult's section.

Proposed Relocation

There was a plan to move the Kirkcaldy Central Library which had, some say[15], outgrown the available space in the building. If this had gone ahead the Museum and Art Gallery was to have expanded in to the space thus vacated. One potential new location was a derelict piece of land upon which a part of the Nairn's factory on Nairn Street once stood. The plan has since been scrapped and the museum and library will remain on their existing site, where instead the money will be used for a renovation project for the dual building at a cost of £1 million pounds.[16].

Adam Smith Theatre

Kirkcaldy's local theatre, the Adam Smith Theatre is located on Bennochy Road. Opened on 11 October, 1899, by Andrew Carnegie, it was originally known as the Adam Smith Halls, until it underwent a major redevelopment, radically altering the internal layout. It is often referred to locally as the Adam Smith Centre. Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish industrialist, businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of Pittsburghs Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. ...

The Adam Smith Theatre

Over the years, it has hosted regular appearances of the Birmingham Stage Company; annual Christmas Pantomimes; plays and stand-up comedians, such as Tony Robinson's 'I have a cunning plan' tour, Glasgow based Billy Connolly, Tommy Cooper and Jim Davidson. The Theatre is also the home to KADS (Kirkcaldy Amateur Dramatic Society) and KAOS (Kirkcaldy Amateur Operatic Society) who perform musicals every year. Their previous productions have been Chess and Cabaret. Other famous names who appeared on the stage include the late Leslie Crowther, Barbara Dickson, Edinburgh King's Theatre Dame Allan Stewart and Des O'Connor. Download high resolution version (1456x2173, 850 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (1456x2173, 850 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Pantomime may refer to two different types of performing arts. ... Tony Robinson (born 15 August 1946) is an English actor, broadcaster and political campaigner, known for playing the part of Baldrick in the BBC TV series Blackadder and for hosting a number of shows on Channel 4, the most noteworthy being Time Team. ... William Billy Connolly, CBE, (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter, and actor. ... Tommy Cooper in his comedy show (VHS) The Plank (DVD cover) Tommy Cooper (March 19, 1921 – April 15, 1984) was a Welsh prop comedian and magician born in Caerphilly, Wales. ... Jim Davidson as Buttons in Sinderella Comes Again. ... Leslie Crowther on Wogan Leslie Crowther (6 February 1933, Nottingham – 29 September 1996, Bath) was an English comedian. ... Barbara Dickson is a Scottish actress and singer, known for her work on stage (Blood Brothers) and television (Band of Gold). ... Allan Stewart is a Scottish comic and impressionist born 1951. ... Desmond Bernard OConnor is a British entertainer, born January 12th, 1932 in Stepney, London. ...

The theatre is the main venue in Kirkcaldy for the annual Fife Festival of Music, usually held from the third week of January to the first week in February. The aim is to encourage all types of musicianship, inviting participation of local violinists, singers, school choirs and instrumental groups.

The main auditorium acts as the town's only cinema facility.

Public parks

The Beveridge Park was bequeathed to the town in 1892 by Provost Michael Beveridge as a tribute to his late wife. The park operates a boating pond, a small skateboard park, bowling green, crazy golf and contains the ground of Kirkcaldy RFC.

Ravenscraig Park is located between Dysart and the Pathhead Sands, stretches along the coast as far as Dysart Habour, a stretch comprising many secluded coves.

Gallatown Park and Dunnikier Park are both located in the north of the town.

Kirkcaldy railway station

Main article: Kirkcaldy railway station

Kirkcaldy railway station is located on Forth Avenue, close to the School of Nursing and Midwifery and Forth Avenue Industrial Estate. Kirkcaldy railway station is a railway station in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. ...

The existing station building was completed in 1987, the previous one having been destroyed by fire. The building is behind Kirkcaldy Library and Art Gallery. A tunnel connects this side to the other platform and another entrance, by the main station car park.

Until recently there had been problems due to insufficient car parking provision. A large piece of overgrown and neglected grassy land was developed into a new car park extension. This opened in November 2006 and is accessed by the Forth Avenue entrance.

Stations in Dysart and Sinclairtown were closed during Beeching's railway cuts. Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running the British railway system. ...

There has been a proposal to reopen Sinclairtown Station to complement the main station in the town centre.

Kirkcaldy Town Hall

The town hall is located on Hunter Street and has a distinct green copper spire with a clock face. The building flies the flags of many European countries, including the German, Swiss, Swedish, Polish, St Andrews Cross(Scottish Flag), Irish and the Union Flag. There was a slight accident during the New Year storms of 2007 when the weather vane was in danger of falling off, leaving the building unsafe for days. The Saltire, the flag of Scotland, a white saltire with an official Pantone 300 coloured field. ...

Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court

Kirkcaldy has a sheriff court for the whole of the Kirkcaldy district area (including Glenrothes). The court is situated at the top of Whytescauseway. The Sheriff Courts are the local Court system in Scotland. ...

Forth Park Hospital

Forth Park is the maternity hospital in Kirkcaldy, situated at the corner of Bennochy Road/Forth Park Avenue at the Bennochy Road/Hendry Road roundabout. Forth Park is scheduled to remain open, after the removal of the maternity wards which will occur in 2010, focusing on other benefits.

Victoria Hospital

Kirkcaldy is home to Victoria Hospital on Hayfield Road, lying next to what is now the Victoria Gate Housing Development, along from Hayfield Industrial Estate. The Hospital also operates Whytesman's Brae, on the other side, which is primarily catering for the elderly.

The Hospital has been a vital part of Kirkcaldy's history; some parts still retain their 60s office block style. The Hospital caters for Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes and Levenmouth areas.

There has been recently a shortage and demand for more car parking spaces. An adjacent empty field is being developed for additional car parking.

Maggie's Centre, Kirkcaldy

The hospital also nearly lost its A & E Department, where services on top were also going to be downgraded and moved to Queen Margaret in Dunfermline. The town has managed to safeguard the hospital, including A & E which was saved from closure, to become the main hospital for Fife. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 744 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 744 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Maggies cancer caring centres aim to help anyone who has, or has had cancer, as well as their family and friends. ...

The hospital also has an adjacent Maggie's Centre for cancer sufferers at the rear of the main entrance, one of so many to be operating in the United Kingdom. The centre shaped like a prism was designed by Zaha Hadid, her only completed building to date in the United Kingdom. The people of Kirkcaldy are very proud of their achievements, raising the money for the project via the Fife Free Press' Maggie's Appeal. The Maggies cancer caring centres aim to help anyone who has, or has had cancer, as well as their family and friends. ... Zaha Hadid Portrait Interior of Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany Bergisel Ski Jump, Innsbruck BMW Central Building, Leipzig Vitra fire station, Weil am Rhein, Germany Zaha Hadid (Arabic: زها حديد) CBE (born October 31, 1950, Baghdad, Iraq) is a notable Iraqi-British deconstructivist architect. ...

The hospital is in the process of a major extension of a new wing and maternity unit, which is due to start soon, which will include an emergency care centre, maternity unit, critical care, coronary care, an ultrasound scanner and 11 new operating theatres. This is expected to be completed at the beginning of next decade and is set to replace the current maternity facilities currently on offer in Forth Park.

Media

Kirkcaldy has a weekly newspaper, The Fife Free Press, which is published every Thursday. The paper contains local news articles, a sports section, theatre and cinema listings, recruitment pages and a page dedicated to schools' projects.

The Fife Herald & Post, a freesheet, is delivered to Kirkcaldy households each week. The Fife Herald & Post is a weekly Scottish freesheet that delivers to households in Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Cowdenbeath, Inverkeithing and surrounding areas. ...

Victoria Hospital, has its own radio station broadcasting throughout the main building, Whyteman's Brae Hospital and the Hospice. Known as Classic VRN, since 2002 it has been broadcasting round the clock on 1287 kHz (AM)

The main radio stations for Kirkcaldy are Forth One, broadcasting from Edinburgh, which covers the south Fife area on 97.3MHz (FM) from the transmitter site at Craigkelly in nearby Burntisland alongside it's sister station Forth 2 on 1548KHz (AM) 97. ... Craigkelly TV Tower The Craigkelly transmitting station is a 125 metre tall broadcasting and telecommunications facility located at Craigkelly (grid reference NT233872) north of the Firth of Forth above the town of Burntisland in Fife, Scotland. ... Forth 2 See also Forth One Categories: United Kingdom broadcasting stubs | Radio stations in the United Kingdom ...

Kingdom FM Broadcasts from the fife town of Markinch covering the Kirkcaldy area on 96.1 and 96.6MHz (FM) Kingdom FM is a radio station serving Fife, Scotland. ... Markinch (Gaelic: Marg Innis) is a village located in the heart of the Kingdom of Fife in east central Scotland and has a population of 2,254. ...

Other radio stations which can be received are Tay FM from Dundee on 102.8 MHz (FM) and Glasgow-based Real Radio on 101.1Mhz (FM) It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Tay AM. (Discuss) Tay FM is a Scottish radio station based in Dundee, and serving large parts of Fife and the former Tayside region. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... Real Radio is a brand of regional radio stations in the United Kingdom owned by GMG Radio. ...

Politics & Regional Information

Political subdivisions

From 1975 Kirkcaldy gave its name to a local government district in the Fife region of Scotland. Since 1996 it has been included in the Fife unitary area. (See: Subdivisions of Scotland) For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas of Scotland which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils which have the option under the Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997 (as chosen by Na h-Eileanan an Iar) of being known...

Constituencies

There is a Kirkcaldy constituency of the Scottish Parliament. The current Kirkcaldy MSP is Marilyn Livingstone of the Labour Party, serving from 1999, the year of the birth of the Scottish Parliament. Kirkcaldy is a plurality voting system constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament since 1999 and is part of the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region for the additional member system (AMS). ... Marilyn Livingstone (born 30 September 1952) is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy constituency since 1999. ...

Kirkcaldy is now part of the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency of the UK Parliament in 2005, which replaced the old Kirkcaldy constituency. The current Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath MP is Gordon Brown serving from 2005 (stepping down from his Dunfermline East and Rosyth seat). Dr Lewis Moonie formerly held the seat for eighteen years, before becoming a life peer in the House of Lords which he is now known as Baron Moonie of Bennochy. Cowdenbeath is a burgh in Fife, Scotland. ... Lewis George Moonie (born 25 February 1947) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

Fife Constabulary

Main article: Fife Constabulary

Kirkcaldy Police Station

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Twin towns

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Religion

The Norman Tower of the Old Parish Church in the rear, taken from Kirk Wynd, adjacent to the Fife Free Press offices.

Kirkcaldy has a large number of churches, the oldest, the Old Kirk, dating back to the late 16th Century. The larger church next door (on the other side of Kirk Wynd), St. Brycedale Church, now known as St Bryce's Kirk was opened in 1881. St. Bryce himself was at one time Bishop of Tours, in France, and it is thought that the town of Falkirk owes its name to him, being derived by way of Gaelic and Anglo-saxon from Eglwys Brioc (church of Bryce), Bryce having travelled to Central Scotland in the early 5th Century. [17] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (768x1024, 845 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (768x1024, 845 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave is a forerunner of the Gothic style. ... Saint Bricius of Tours, also Brice, Britius, Criccius, Bricio, (born around 370; died 444 in Tours) was the fourth Bishop of Tours, succeding Martin of Tours in 397. ... Tours is a city in France, the préfecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. ... Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in central Scotland lying to the north west and north east of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, respectively. ... Europe in 450 The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ...

Churches

Church associations

At one time the 4th Kirkcaldy Company of the Boys Brigade was the largest company in this organisation.

External links

• Kirkcaldy Civic Society
• About Kirkcaldy
• Kirkcaldy on FifeDirect
• Kirkcaldy Renaissance on FifeDirect
• Kirkcaldy Town Centre Management
• Langtoun Online
• Kirkcaldy Economic Profile
• Tribute site to the Kirkcaldy Alternative Music Scene of the 1980's

Further interest

Town Rivalry, Kirkcaldy Vs Glenrothes

• "Glenrothes Could Become Top Town"
• "Town Wars: the gloves are off!"
• "The Future - A Merged Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy"
• "Kirkcaldy Hits Back in Furious Row"

Economy & Employment

• "Job Figures Shock for Kirkcaldy and Dundee"
• "Are We Really Such a Poor Town?"
• "200 Jobs: Come and Get Them!
• "Schemes Where Poverty is Rife and 50% Are Out of Work