Wemyss, Fife

Wemyss (/wiːmz/ ⓘ WEEMZ) is a civil parish on the south coast of Fife, Scotland, lying on the Firth of Forth.

[1] Nearly a dozen towns and villages have existed in Wemyss parish over the years, some now joined to form larger settlements:[4][5] The parish contains the towns of Methil and Buckhaven in the north, formerly constituting the burgh of Buckhaven and Methil.

On the shore to the north-east are two square towers which are supposed to have formed part of Macduff's Castle, and near them are the caves (weems, from the Gaelic, uamha) from which the district derives its name.

Its harbour was constructed by David, 2nd earl of Wemyss, and the town was a burgh of barony in 1662.

Originally rectangular in plan, the church seems to have been virtually rebuilt in 1528, with further rework in 1792 and 1810.