Newburn, Fife

It is located on the north coast of the Firth of Forth and bounded by the parishes of Kilconquhar and Largo.

The land ascends from the shore to the northwards, reaching its greatest height at Gilston.

The parish schoolmaster's salary is £30, plus £14 of fees, besides which there is an allowance for teaching a certain number of Poor children, from a fund left by John Wood of Orkie in 1659.

[2] Early documents refer to it as "Newburn of Old Drumeldrie" an ancient parish north of Largo in the control of Dunfermline Abbey.

There is no strong reason to think the settlement is of Pictish origin and the village name seems simply English: New Burn (the stream is artificially straightened); New Barn; or New Berm.