Burntisland

Burntisland, a seaport of Fife, on the Firth of Forth, 5 miles N. of Granton by steam-ferry (1848), of great importance till the opening of the Forth Bridge in 1890. Backed by the Bin, 632 feet high, it has a quaint parish church (1594), and the old castle of Rossend, where Chastelard (q.v.) incurred his doom. The harbour has been much improved; coal is shipped in large quantities; and in summer Burntisland is resorted to as a watering-place. It is one of the four Kirkcaldy burghs. Pop. (1841) 1959; (1881) 4271; (1891) 4993.