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Kirkcaldy
Scottish Gaelic: Cathair Challdainn Scots: Kirkcaudy or The Lang Toun
Kirkcaldy shown within Scotland
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
Dialling code	01592
Police	Fife
Fire	Fife
Ambulance	Scottish
Scottish Parliament	Kirkcaldy Mid Scotland and Fife
UK Parliament	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
European Parliament	Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland

Coordinates: 56°06′39″N 3°10′03″W / 56.11073, -3.16737

Kirkcaldy (pronounced /kɪrˈkɑːdi/) 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.

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.

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.

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].

Kirkcaldy was famous throughout much of the 19th and 20th Centuries for linoleum manufacturing, notably Nairn's, 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Famous people 3 Areas of Kirkcaldy 4 Music 5 Sport 6 Golf Courses 7 Education 7.1 Further Education 7.2 High Schools 7.2.1 Balwearie High School 7.2.2 Kirkcaldy High School 7.2.3 St Andrew's RC High School 7.2.4 Viewforth High School 7.3 Primary Schools 8 Shopping and Leisure 8.1 Kirkcaldy Town Centre 8.2 Peripheral Locations and Proposed Developments 9 Employment 10 Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery 11 Kirkcaldy Central Library 11.1 Proposed Relocation 12 Adam Smith Theatre 13 Public parks 14 Transport 14.1 Kirkcaldy railway station 14.2 Hovercraft service 15 Kirkcaldy Town House 16 Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court 17 Forth Park Hospital 18 Victoria Hospital 19 Media 20 Politics & Regional Information 20.1 Political subdivisions 20.2 Constituencies 20.3 Fife Constabulary 20.4 Twin towns 21 Religion 21.1 Churches 21.2 Church associations 22 External links 23 Further interest 23.1 Town Rivalry, Kirkcaldy Vs Glenrothes 23.2 Economy & Employment

The Battle of Raith is said to have been fought near Kirkcaldy in 596 AD.

Kirkcaldy 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.

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).

In addition to the "Father of Modern Economics" Adam Smith (1723-90), the "Demarcator of Standard Time" Sandford Fleming (1827–1915), and one of Scotland's most famous architects, Robert Adam (1728-92), Kirkcaldy is the birthplace of many famous sons and daughters.

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 music, Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman comes from Kirkcaldy.

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.

Amateur phenologist David Grisenthwaite lives in the area.

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..

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.

Areas of Kirkcaldy include:

• Chapel
• Dunnikier
• Dysart (sometimes thought of as a separate town)
• Gallatown
• Hayfield
• Linktown
• Newliston
• Pathhead
• Raith
• Sinclairtown
• Smeaton
• Templehall

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.

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.

Kirkcaldy has a local junior side, known as Kirkcaldy YM (Young Men), who play in the East Region, Central Division.

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. Their player Matthew Harvey has had several appearances for Scotland's under 21s.

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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 electrical fault which sparked a fire in the building on 28 February 2007, resulted in the Flyers move to Edinburgh for a temporary basis until it is fixed. [5] However, their rivals, Murrayfield, Dundee and Paisley have all offered the Flyers use of their ice rinks for practice[6]. They have however returned to their ground, playing their first game on 29th September 2007.

The Beveridge Park in the town hosted motorcycle racing before the Knockhill circuit was built in 1974.

Kirkcaldy has two golf courses. Kirkcaldy Golf Club, commonly known as Balwearie course, was established in 1904 and designed by Old Tom Morris. It is an 18-hole course in 150-acres of parkland. The course has a clubhouse which serves meals, a bar and a small golf shop. There is also a small practise putting green prior to the first hole.

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

Adam Smith College, which was formed in August 2005 with the combining of Fife College and Glenrothes College, has two main campuses in Kirkcaldy, the main one being the St. Brycedale Campus and Nairn Campus. St Brycedale famous tower blocks having been an eye-sore in the town for four decades were removed and the Campus was both refurbished and extended before the merger. 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 attended the college.

The University of Dundee School of Nursing and Midwifery has a campus in Kirkcaldy, near the Railway Station, which was threatened with closure when the University wished to close the campus and relocate to Dundee in early 2006.

Main article: Balwearie High School

Balwearie, located on Balwearie Gardens, 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^{[citation needed]} 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^{[citation needed]}. The catchment areas are: Kirkcaldy West, Dunnikier, Burntisland, Kinghorn and Strathallan.

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 split 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).

St Andrew's [7] 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[8], St Paul's RC (Glenrothes)[9], St Ninian's (RC Cardenden)[10], St Patrick's RC (Lochgelly)[11], St Agatha's RC (Leven)[12], St Columba's RC (Cupar)[13], Greyfriars RC (St Andrews)[14]. It attracts a large number of placing requests each year^{[citation needed]}.

The school's roll is approximately 800. St Andrew's has links with schools in Germany, France and Malawi. It is a Fairtrade School and achieved the International School Award 2007-2010. The current headteacher is Mrs Audrey May.

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 in 2005 as some of the current buildings require upgrading, but nothing has been done about this recently.

• Capshard
• Dunearn
• Dunnikier
• Dysart
• Fair Isle (School was torn down and re-built, it was opened again in November 2006, 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 Marie's RC
• 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.

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.

Kirkcaldy's High Street became partly pedestrianised in 1991 with many familiar chain stores locating here. The A listed Whyte House^[1] is located behind the shops in Whytehouse Avenue. 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 diving boards. There is also a small cafe.

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. [15][16]. 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.[17].

Kirkcaldy's only retail park is situated on the former site of Chapel Farm which is anchored by a large Sainsburys store, 11 other retail units and three fast food restaurants including a Pizza Hut [18] , drive-through McDonalds [19] and KFC. Still in the planning stages, a new road will be built to connect the Retail Park with the new housing estates of Rowanbrae, Chapelhill and Hollybrae (built at the bottom end of the farm). A new B&Q store with garden centre and builders yard will form the anchor unit of six new stores in the proposed retail park extension including a new out-of-town Argos shop, 360 new car park spaces and the two units from the exisitng retail park which will be demolished and relocated to make way for the new development. The work is expected to start in October 07 and is due to open next year.[20]

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. [21]

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%.[22] The largest employers in Kirkcaldy are MGT, a Call Centre operation. Forbo Nairn (floor coverings), ESA McIntosh Ltd (furniture manufacturers) and Kingdom Bakers Ltd (food & drink) are also major employers in Kirkcaldy.

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. [23][24]

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.

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.

There was a plan to move the Kirkcaldy Central Library which had, some say[25], 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.[26].

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.

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), KAOS (Kirkcaldy Amateur Operatic Society) and KGASS (Kirkcaldy Gilbert & Sullivan Society) who perform musicals and operettas every year. Their previous productions have included Chess, Cabaret and The Mikado. 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.

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.

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.

Main article: Kirkcaldy railway station

Kirkcaldy railway station is located to the north-west of the town centre, behind Kirkcaldy Library and Art Gallery on Station Road. The existing station building was re-built in 1987 and opened offically in 1991. There is a plaque that commends the re-opening of Kirkcaldy Railway Station on the second floor overlooking the Edinburgh Platform (1). The previous building had been subject to a fire.

Stations in Dysart and Sinclairtown were closed during Beeching's railway cuts. There has been a proposal to reopen Sinclairtown Station.

Between 16th and 28th 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.

The original town house was on the High Street from 1837-1935, in the building which is now a Marks and Spencer store, according to Kirkcaldy Civic Society^{[citation needed]}.

The existing town house opened in 1958 on a new site on Hunter Street (in front of the current bus station) and has a distinct green copper spire with a clock face. The building flies the flags of fifteen European countries.

Kirkcaldy has a sheriff court for the whole of the Kirkcaldy district area (including Glenrothes). The court is situated at the top of Whytescauseway.

Forth Park is the maternity hospital in Kirkcaldy. It is scheduled to remain open, after the removal of the maternity wards which will occur in 2010^{[citation needed]}, focusing on other benefits^[clarify].

Victoria Hospital on Hayfield Road is the main hospital in the town, catering for the Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes and Levenmouth areas. The Whytesman's Brae Hospital on the other side of the road is part of the same complex, primarily catering for the elderly and for psychiatric patients.

The hospital was threatened with the possible loss of its A & E Department in 2005. These services were to be moved to Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline but the proposal was withdrawn after a serious backlash.

The hospital has an adjacent Maggie's Centre for cancer sufferers. The centre, shaped like a prism, was designed by Zaha Hadid, and is her only completed building to date in the United Kingdom. The money for the project was raised via the Fife Free Press' Maggie's Appeal.

A major new wing currently in construction 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 in Forth Park.^{[citation needed]}

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.

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)

Kingdom FM Broadcasts from the Fife town of Markinch covering the Kirkcaldy area on 96.1 and 96.6MHz (FM)

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)

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)

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 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) who is at present the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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.

Main article: Fife Constabulary

The police station in Kirkcaldy, built in the same style as the nearby Adam Smith Theatre and older buildings of the Adam Smith College, is near the centre of town situated on St. Brycedale Avenue.

Kirkcaldy is twinned with Ingolstadt, Germany. Ingolstadt is an industrial town in Bavaria, Germany with a population of 121,000; it is the home of the Audi Car Plant.

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. [27]

Name	Address	Postcode
Abbotshall Church	Abbotshall Road Kirkcaldy	KY2 5PH
Kirkcaldy Old Kirk (Old Parish Church)	2 Townsend Place Kirkcaldy	KY1 1HB
Jesus Christ of The Latter-day Saints Chapel	Winifred Crescent / Forth Park Kirkcaldy	KY2 5SX
Linktown Church	Nicol Street Kirkcaldy	KY1 1NY
Newcraigs Evangelical Church	Forres Drive Kirkcaldy	KY2 6YL
Pathhead Baptist	Anderson Street Kirkcaldy	KY1 2AQ
Pathhead Parish Church	Church Street Kirkcaldy	KY1 2AJ
Rhema Church	131 Links Street Kirkcaldy	KY1 1QL
St Bryce Kirk (St Brycedale merged with the Old Kirk to safeguard their future)	St Brycedale Avenue Kirkcaldy	KY1 1ET
St John's Church Of Scotland	Meldrum Road Kirkcaldy	KY2 5LE
St Maries Church	101 Dunnikier Road Kirkcaldy	KY2 5AP
Templehall Parish Church	Beauly Place Kirkcaldy	KY2 6EX
The Church of Christ	Hayfield Road Kirkcaldy	KY2 5DG
The Coptic Orthodox Church Of Scotland	Links Street Kirkcaldy	KY1 1QE
Whytecauseway Baptist Church	94 Barry Road Kirkcaldy	KY2 6JL

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

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