[1][2] It was described as "a great gathering of persons who came from the east of Fife and as far West as Stirling".

[2] At that conventicle, during the height of the struggle against episcopal rule, the Covenanters brought swords and pistols to defend themselves against attack.

[3] The village at this location was built and owned by the Fife Coal Company, which rented the cottages to the miners for the duration of their employment in the mine.

An initial report suggested it was helping to reduce drunkenness despite the ease of access to public houses in nearby Crossgates.

legend Jim Baxter[7] and Scotland captain Willie Cunningham and the home town of former Celtic F.C.