Extracts From inland. The latter contains the Parish Church and Manse, the Parish School and School-House, two farm houses with farm steadings, and about a Westwood's dozen workmen's cottages. It is not, properly speaking, a Royal , for so far as is known, it never had a Royal Charter, and it holds feu of a parochial directory subject superior, Admiral Bethune, of Balfour. It seems, however, to have exercised the privilege for the counties of of sending a member to the without any objections; and at the Union it was classed with the two Anstruthers, , and and Kinross , in sending a member to the British Parliament; and by the Reform Bill it was, for the 1862 same purpose, conjoined with these , along with and . The magistrates had the ordinary jurisdiction of Parish Including magistrates of Royal Burghs, until, in consequence of an error in a previous election, it was disfranchised in 1828; since which period, all municipal matters have been under the charge of This Parish, containing the inland village of managers appointed by the Court of Session. Kilrenny and the fishing village of Cellardyke, is on the south-east border of the Nether Kilrenny, or Cellardyke, consists of one County. It is bounded by the of Forth on the main street running along the shore, eastward south, by the parish of Grail on the east, by Crail from the boundary with Easter. It is and Carnbee on the north, and by the two separated from that parish by a small burn, and Anstruthers and Carnbee on the west. Its length apparently forms, along with Anstruther eastward is nearly three and a half miles, and its Easter and Wester, only one rather long town. It breadth upwards of two miles. is one of the most important fishing stations in The surface rises from the shore in a gentle the County. Its fishermen, who comprise the bulk acclivity, unbroken by any eminence of of the adult male population, are hardy and importance, and presents to the eye a highly industrious, and immense quantities of cod, ling, cultivated appearance. Almost the whole land is haddock, and herring, are caught by them, in a state of cultivation, the exceptions being, a during the season. For fishing statistics, harbour few acres along the shore, which are constantly accommodation &c. see introduction to in pasture, about a dozen acres of common, Anstruther Easter. belonging to the feuars of the Burgh of Kilrenny, and a small portion under wood. Like most of the The only place of worship, in connection with the land in the , it is generally highly fertile, Parish, is the Parish Church, which is at Kilrenny; and carries luxuriant crops. The rocks chiefly but the Anstruther Free and IT. P. Churches, with belong to the coal formation, though that their ministers' Manses, and the Free Church mineral is not wrought in the Parish. The roads Male and Female Schools, and teachers' from Anstruther to Crail, and from Anstruther to dwelling-houses, are in this Parish, though within St Andrews, besides cross roads, intersect the the Parliamentary bounds of the Burgh of Parish. Anstruther. In addition to the Parish School, there is a Female Industrial School, and an Kilrenny is said to derive its name from the Adventure School in Cellardyke, and a Female ancient Church, which was dedicated to St Industrial School at Spalefield, on the western Irenæus, Bishop of Lyons, whose fame for piety boundary, under the patronage of Lady Douglas, was, in early times, great throughout of Grangemuir. Christendom. The name, Irenæus, is supposed to have been corrupted first to Irnie, and finally to The Postal arrangements are the same as Renny, which has long been in common Anstruther (which see), with this exception, that acceptation. The Burgh of Kilrenny consists of there is a receiving Office at Cellardyke, which the two villages of Nether Kilrenny, or closes at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m., and a Sub-Office at Cellardyke, which is on the sea coast, and upper Kilrenny, at which letters are received at 10.30 Kilrenny, which is situated about half a mile A.M., and despatched at 1.30 p.m. BAKERS. Muir, David, do Black, David, Cellardyke Murray, James, do Donaldson, Mrs James, do Murray, Robert, do Morris, James, Cellardyke Parkie, John, do Taylor, George, do Pratt, John, do Watson, William, do Scott, Robert, do Smith, Alexander, Cellardyke BANK. Smith, George, do A Savings' Bank, in connection with the Smith, James, do National Bank, Anstruther, is open in the Town Smith, Thomas, do Hall, Cellardyke, every Friday evening, from 7 to Smith, William, Sen., do 8, Mr H. B. Macintosh, Actuary Smith, William, Jun., do Stevenson, James, do BLACKSMITHS. Sutherland, James, do Brown, John, Pitkierie Tarvit, Alexander, do Donaldson, David, Innergelly Wallace, Robert, do Patterson, John, Cellardyke Watson, Adam, do Watson, Alexander, do BOAT BUILDERS. Watson, David, do Jack, William, Cellardyke Watson, John, do Lawson, William, do Watson, Thomas, do Watson, William, do BOAT CHANDLERS. Wilson, George, do Martin, John, Cellardyke Wilson, James, do Sharp & Murray, do Wilson, John, do Wood, Alexander, do BOAT OWNERS & SKIPPERS, Wood, John, do Anderson, Charles, Cellardyke Anderson, Robert, do In addition to the above, about 115 are Skippers Anderson, Thomas, do during the Lammas herring fishing. Barclay, George, Sen., do Barclay, George, Jun., do BOOT & SHOEMAKERS. Beat, David, do Anderson, Robert, Cellardyke Beat, Thomas, do Gilchrist, John, do Birrell, James, do Melville, Thomas, Kilrenny Birrell, John, do Peebles, James, Cellardyke Birrell, Thomas, do Porter, John, do Brown, David, do Ringan, Andrew, do Brown, Leslie, do Ritchie, David, Kilrenny Brown Robert, do Brown, William, do BUILDERS. Carstairs, Charles, do Duncan, Andrew, Cellardyke Carstairs, Thomas, do Taylor, George, do Corstorphine, David, do Cunningham, Robert, do CARRIERS. Cunningham, R., (Baxter) do Same as Anstruther, which see. Cunningham, Thomas, do Doig, John, do CARTERS & LAND LABOURERS. Gardiner, John, do Bell, George, Cellardyke Gardiner, Martin, do Chiristie, Robert, do Keay, Alexander, do Fowler, William, do Keay, David, do Gardiner, Alex., do Lawrie, Chapman, do Gardiner, James, do Marr, Charles, do Hodge, George, do Melville, David, do Imrie, Alexander, do Millar, William, do Keith, Robert, do Moncrieff, Robert, do Mitchell, Walter, Kilrenny Pattie, William, Cellardyke GROCERS. Scott, Andrew, do Those marked thus* are also Spirit Dealers. Watson, David, do Baldie, James, Kilrenny Webster, Thomas, Kilrenny Brown, David, Cellardyke *Galloway, John C, do COACHES. Gilchrist, John, do Same as Anstruther, which see. Jack, Mrs, do Leslie, William, Cellardyke DRAPERS. Marr, Jessie, do Martin, John, Cellardyke *Nicol, John, do Sharp & Murray, do Robertson, Miss, Kilrenny Ritchie, John, Cellardyke DRESSMAKERS & MILLINERS. Sharp & Murray, do Baldie, Misses, Kilrenny * Skinner, James, do Barclay, Miss C, Cellardyke Tullo, Robert C, do Brown, Miss Mary, do Watson, Robert, do Brown, Miss Murray, do Wilson, Miss Ann, do Hodge, Miss Margaret, do JOINERS & WRIGHTS. Lumsden, Miss Margaret, do Henderson, James, Muiredge Watson, Miss Jean, do Ireland, Andrew, Cellardyke Wilson, Andrew, Kilrenny FARMERS. Anderson, William H. , Wester Pitcorthie OIL-CLOTH MANUFACTURERS. Band, William G., Wester Pitkierie Martin, John, Cellardyke Forgan, George, Easter Pitcorthie Nicol, John, do Fortune, George, Barnsmuir, by Crail Sharp & Murray, do Gray, David, Rennyhill Watson, Robert, do Gray, William, Cornceres Laing, John, Blacklaws SHELL-FISH AGENTS. Mackie, George, Kilrenny Mains Brown, John, Cellardyke Miles, Alexander, Cellardyke Murray, Thomas, do Smith, James, Balhouffie Todd, John, Easter Pitkierie SHIPMASTERS. Tosh, William, Thirdpart Baxter, John, Cellardyke Webster, Alexander, Cauldcots Martin, John, do Williamson, James, Caiplie Moncrieff, John, do Wilson, Robert, Firthfield, by Anstruther SPIRIT DEALERS, See also Grocers. FISHCURERS. Morris, Mrs George, Cellardyke Brown, John, Cellardyke (Agent for Dearaly & Watson, Mrs, do Co., ) Cormack, Thomas, Cellardyke TAILORS. Cowper, William, do Grubb, William, Cellardyke Donaldson, Robert, do Marr, Robert, do Horsburgh, James, do Skinner, Jas., (& Clothier) do Martin, John, do Watson, George, do Ritchie, John, Jun., do Sharp & Mun-ay, do TEACHERS & SCHOOLS. Skinner, James, do Crossing, Miss Edith, Female Industrial School, Spalefield, by Anstruther GENTRY & PEOPLE OF INDEPENDENT MEANS. Fleming, J., Parish School, (& Registrar) Kilrenny Dickson, Rev. George, Minister of Parish, Gourlay, Andrew, Adventure School, Cellardyke Manse, Kilrenny Murdoch, Misses Harriot, & Jane, Female Fowler, Mr James, Cellardyke Industrial School, Cellardyke Johnstone, George, Esq., Pitkierie Lodge Lumsdaine, Rev. F. G. Sandys, Young, Mrs W. , Cellardyke Innergelly House VINTNERS. was erected into a by James VI., in Anderson, Thomas, Cellardyke 1583, and is governed under the recent Burgh Marr, John, do Reform Act, by a provost, two bailies, a Watson, James, do treasurer, and five councillors, and unites with St Wilson, David, do Andrews, Cupar, Crail, Kilrenny, Anstruther Wester, and Pittenweem, in returning MISCELLANEOUS. one member to Parliament. Annan, Thos. , Market Gardener, Kilrenny From its contiguity to Cellardyke, Anstruther is Brown, Thos. , Inspector of Poor, Collector of one of the best fishing stations in Poors' Rates, and Emigration Agent for Black Ball , and fish-curing is the staple trade of Line, Cellardyke the district, upwards of 50, 000 barrels of Cormack, Thomas, Cod-Liver Oil Manufacturer, herrings being caught in 1860, all of which were and Saw-Miller, Cellardyke either cured on the spot, or despatched by cart, Dick, John, Town Officer, do rail, and steam-boat, to inland towns. A large Fowler, James, Export Merchant, do quantity of cod, ling, haddock, &c. , are also Melville, Thomas, Parish Sexton, Kilrenny brought into the harbour during the season, and Nicol, James, Land Surveyor, Cellardyke are either salted or despatched in a fresh state to Pratt, Robert, Sailmaker, do inland districts. The number of fishing boats are not only twice the size, but they are trebled in Reiach, George, Fishery Officer, do number during the last thirty years; and the want Ritchie, John, Coal Merchant, do of harbour accommodation, especially during the herring fishing, has been severely felt for a series of years. To remedy that evil, the burghs of Anstruther and Cellardyke have united their PARISH OF ANSTRUTHER efforts to obtain, with Government assistance, a EASTER. Union Harbour, at a cost estimated at about £35,000, and which, with the present harbour, The Parish of Anstruther Easter is situated in the will give a space of 13^ acres, and will south-eastern part of the County, and comprises accommodate 500 fishing boats, and admit merely the sea-port town of Anstruther Easter, vessels of 500 tons at half-flood: there will be having no landward district attached to it. It is seven feet of water at the east quay, at the bounded on the south by the , on lowest spring tide. The trade, in addition to fish- the west by Anstruther Wester, from which it is curing, is chiefly of a domestic nature, but there separated by the Dreel Burn, on the north by the is a considerable portion of business done in the landward part of the parish of Kilrenny, and on export of grain, potatoes, &c. the east by the fishing town of Cellardyke, also Several coasters belong to the port, and a steam- part of Kilrenny parish. The shore is rugged and boat plies three times a week to rocky, and a small bay, with a safe and Leith, conveying grain, fish, &c., and returning commodious harbour, washes the town. with merchants' goods. The nearest railway Previous to 1634, Anstruther Easter formed part station is at Kilconquhar, between which and of the parish of Kilrenny, but in that year it was Anstruther coaches run four times a day, and formed into a separate parish, and got a Church measures are in progress to extend the East of of its own. Fife Line, on to the union harbour at Anstruther. The Manse is a curious building, built in 1590, by A weekly com market is held on Saturday, but James Melville, nephew of the celebrated the annual fairs are now of no importance. Andrew Melville, then minister of Kilrenny. The Anstruther Easter is the birth place of Dr. Parish Church, built in 1634, has a Spire, and was Chalmers, of European fame, and of Professor repaired in 1834, and contains upwards of 600 Tennant, the bard of Anster Fair, and other sittings. There is also a Free Church, a United pieces of great poetic merit. Presbyterian Church, an Independent, and a Baptist Chapel. POST-OFFICE, Anstruther Easter, David M. Dickson, Post The town of Anstruther Easter stands Master.-Mails for the west are despatched at immediately between the towns of Anstruther 5.30 a.m. and 2p.M., and arrive at 10 a.m. and Wester and Cellardyke, and the three appear as 6.30p.m. one narrow town, stretching along the shore. It For Crail at 10.30 a.m., returning at 1.30 p.m.

BANKS. Henderson, George Clydesdale Bank. -John Smith, Writer, Agent Imrie, Robert Eastern Bank of Scotland.- Philip Oliphant, Laing, Robert Writer, Agent M 'Robbie, Alexander National Bank of Scotland. -H. B, Mackintosh, Nelson, William Writer, Agent Wilson, John

Savings' Bank. - H. B. Mackintosh, Actuary. Open CHINA MERCHANTS. every Fowler, David Monday evening, from 7 to 8 Laing, Mrs Mitchell, Mrs BAKERS. Adamson & Brother CLERGY. Butters, George Brown, J. C, Baptist (Residence in Anstruther W.) Christie, Mrs D. Gregory, A., Free Church Spence, Mrs James Smith, Gabriel, U. P. Church Tod, Mrs James Stewart, Hugh, Independent (Residence in Pittenweem) BLACKSMITHS. Webster, John, Pariah Church Anderson, Alexander Patterson, John COACHES & OTHER CONVEYANCES, Coaches leave for Kilconquhar Railway BOATBUILDERS. Station at 5.30 and 9 a.m. , and at 2 and 5. 1 5 p. Lawson, Andrew M. For St Andrews at 8 a. m. daily, Sundays Pottinger, Christopher excepted. For Crail at 10.30 a.m. daily, Sundays excepted BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS. Those marked thus * are also Bookbinders. Anstruther and Leith Steam Shipping * Gourlay, Andrew Co.'s Steamer plies between Anstruther and Graham, Andrew Leith three times a week, John Russell, Lewis Adamson and James Brown, Agents

BOOT & SHOEMAKERS. DRESSMAKERS. Donaldson, David Those marked thus * are also Milliners. Forrester, John * Davidson, Mrs (and Straw Bonnets) Horsburgh, George Gellatly, Miss C, Peebles, Durie Greig, Miss Smith, George * Grubb, Mrs Tod, Philip Parker, Mrs D. Young, William Ritchie, Miss Jemima Taylor, Misses CARRIERS. Webster, Miss A. To Colinsburgh, Leven, , , &c. , Andrew King, Monday and DRAPERS, Thursday, returning on Wednesday and Saturday Grieg, Robert White & Duncan To Colinsburgh, Leven, Kirkcaldy, &c., White, Thomas David Lindsay, Wednesday and Saturday DYERS' AGENTS. To Crail, Robert Taylor, every lawful day Mitchell, Mrs, Agent for P. & R. Campbell, Perth To St Andrews, Alex. Webster, Thursday Sommers, Mrs, Agent for Pullar & Sons,Perth To St Andrews and , Allan McIntyre White & Duncan, Agents for P. & R. Hay, Thursday and Saturday Edinburgh

CARTERS. Elder, John Haig, George FARMERS. IRONMONGERS. Brown, James Dalzell, John Brown, David, & Son Imrie, John Gosman, Mrs David Reddie, James Morris, James Robertson, Andrew JOINERS & WRIGHTS. Those marked thus * are also Cabinet- FISHCURERS. Makers. Addy, George Brown, John Bonthron, John Bridie, Andrew Cormack, Alexander Lyall, Thomas Forbes, Robert Hepburn, John LAND LABOURERS. Innes, Andrew Brown, John Ireland, Walter Kidd, Alexander Miller, William Morton, William Todd, Robert Webster, Alexander Todd, John MASONS. FLESHERS. Balfour, James Anderson, Mitchell Morris, J. (& Tile & Pavement Merchant) Anderson, James Shelley, George, & Co. MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS. Black, Thomas, Surgeon GROCERS. M cArthur, Alexander, M.D. Those marked thus* are aIso Spirit Dealers. Beat, Mrs (& Toy Merchant) PAINTERS. * Brown, James Lister, John Dickson, David M. McGregor, John *Foggo, Thomas (Wines) McGuffie, John *Hay, David (Wines) *Imrie, John (Wines) SADDLERS. Mitchell, Mrs Fortune, David * Morris, David (Wines) Foster, John, & Co. * Robertson, Misses SHIPMASTERS. HOTEL KEEPERS. Fowler, Robert McAlpine, James, Royal Hotel, Gigs, &c., and Mathewson, Charles Horses for Hire Millar, David Robertson, Andrew, Commercial Inn, Nicol, John Gigs, &c. , and Horses for Hire Waterston, Thomas Watson, David INSURANCE AGENTS. Conollys & Jamieson, Writers, Scottish Union SLATERS. Darsie, George, Tanner, City of Batchelor, John Gourlay, A., Bookseller, Scottish Union Batchelor, Alex., Jun, Greig, Robert, Merchant, do Mackintosh, H. B. , Banker, Norfolk Far- SAIL-MAKERS. mers' Cattle, do., Scottish National, Mitchell, David do., British Guarantee Association Smith, Johnston Oliphant, P., Banker, English and Scottish Law, do. , Insurance Co. of Scotland SOCIETIES & CLUBS. Reddie, James, Merchant, Northern Anstruther Temperance Society, William Smith, John, Writer, Life Association, Young and David Donaldson, Secretaries do., Scottish Provincial Smith & Cook, Writers, North British Anstruther and Kilrenny Subscription Library, Walter Ireland, Sec, A Graham, Librarian

Anstruther Reading Room, G. B. White, MISCELLANEOUS. Adamson, John, Manager, Gas Company Burgesses and Trades' Poor -Box Society, Brown, David & Son, Millers, (Corn and Flour) George Darsie, Treas. Brown, John, Coal Merchant Caithness, Miss J. F., Berlin Wool & Fancy Bazaar East Neuk of Fife Horticultural Society, Connolly, M. F., Town Clerk [Merchant John T. Darsie, Sec. Darsie, Geo., Tanner, Currier, & Leather Dickson, David M., Distributor of Stamps Experience Investment Society of Edinburgh, Forgan, Andrew, Confectioner (Building,) H. B. Mackintosh, Fowler, David, Potato and Coal Merchant, (and Writer, Agent Agent) Graham, Andrew, Barber & Hair Dresser Sea Box Society, D. S. Reid, Factor Greig, Alexander, Inspector of Poor Harris, Richard, Excise Officer SEEDSMEN. Hay, Alexander, Town Officer Foggo, Thomas Howie, T., Agent, East of Fife Railway Imrie, John Key, James, Brewer Marshal, Francis, Custom House Officer TINSMITHS, GASFITTEES, & PLUMBERS. Mitchell, David, Rope Maker Dalzell, John Mackintosh, H. B., Clerk to Harbour Reddie, James Commissioners, and Honorary Agent for the TAILORS. Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners' Those marked thus * are also Clothiers. Davidson, John Royal Benevolent Society Leslie, Andrew Peebles, George Neaves, Chas., Plasterer Robertson, John Paton, Frederick, Broker, and Dealer in * White, Alexander Hardwares * White, Thomas Reiach, George, Officer, Fishery Board Ross, Hugh, Candlemaker TEACHERS & SCHOOLS. Russell, Lewis, Printer and Publisher of Buick, Misses, Free Church School East of Fife Record & Emigration Agent, White Greig, Alexander, Burgh School Star Justice, David, Free Church School Smith & Cook, Collectors of Poor Rates Sommers, Mrs Wm. Hosier VINTNERS. Thomson, George, Fish Merchant, Addy, George, Masons' Tavern (Wines) Todd, John, Cod-Liver Oil Maker Anderson, J. (Bottler) Wood, William, Parish Beadle Christie, Mrs, Christie's Tavern Forrester, John, Salutation Inn Miller, William Vickery, George (Wines)

WRITERS. Those Marked thus * are also Notaries. PARISH OF ANSTRUTHER * Conollys & Jamieson Mackintosh, H. B. WESTER. Oliphant, Philip Smith & Cook Anstruther Wester is a small Parish on the south- east coast, and contains a WATCHMAKERS. Royal Burgh of the same name. It has a very Christie, David irregular form, and contains about Lumsden, David 600 acres of arable land, and about 9 or 10 acres of common, on which the burgesses have the WRIGHTS, See Joiners. privilege of pasture and casting turf. It is bounded on the south by the Firth of Forth, GROCERS & SPIRIT DEALERS. along which it extends for about half a mile, on Darsie, John (Wines) the east by Anstruther Easter, from which burgh Bell, Mrs it is separated by the Dreel Bum, on the north by Lees, Miss Margaret Carnbee and Kilrenny, and on the west by Pittenweem. The Parish Church appears, from GENTRY & PEOPLE OF INDEPENDENT MEANS. the remains of a large choir, and the Gothic Conolly, M. P., Esq., To-mi-Clerk structure of the Steeple, to be a very ancient Douglas, Hon. Lady Wm. , Grangemuir building, but it has often been repaired. There is Forbes, George, Retired Fish-0fficer no Dissenting Chapel or Subscription School in Ferguson, John, do the Parish. Lees, Alexander

The town of Anstruther Wester was erected into JOINERS & WRIGHTS. a Royal Burgh by James VI. , in 1587, and Those marked thus * are also Cabinet- Makers. managed their affairs by a Town Council, three Adam, William bailies, and a treasurer ;" but in 1852, in Budge, James consequence of some illegal proceedings at an *Dishington, George election of council, the Court of Session declared Malcolm, Robert the Burgh disfranchised, and appointed three managers to conduct the affairs of the Burgh. TAILORS. The inhabitants of the landward part of the Henderson, James Parish are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The McKitchen, Thomas town is perhaps the smallest Royal Burgh in Scotland, and being only separated by a small VINTNERS. burn from Anstruther Easter, and in reality Birrell, Mrs forming, with that burgh, only one town, the Smith, Mrs Margaret employrments of the population are similar to those of Anstruther Easter. WRIGHTS, See Joiners.

Postal Arrangements same as Anstruther Easter. MISCELLANEOUS. Batchelor, Alex., Lodging-House Keeper CARTERS. Bell, Robert, Boot & Shoemaker Adam, George Bell, James, Potato Merchant Bisset, Robert Bridie, Colin, Blacksmith Bridie, James, Land Labourer CHINA MERCHANTS. Buick, Misses, Teachers, Free Church McGregor, John (School-House in Anstruther Easter) McGregor, Michael Clark, Miss Janet, Dressmaker & Milliner Darsie, John, Fishcurer (Shed in Anstruther CLERGY. Easter) Scott, Hew, Parish Church Dougal, John, Parochial Teacher Scott, Mr, East Coast Missionary Gardner, John, Miller, Milton Mill Gulland, Archibald, Bookbinder FARMERS. Henderson, James, Salmon Fisher Gilchrist, Andrew, Milton Keay, John, Shipmaster Smith, James, West Grangemuir Taylor, Robert, Flesher Williamson, George, East Grangemuir