History of Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy’s, “ aye its hame”

Some things are synonymous within the life and history of Kirkcaldy: Adam Smith, (author of “The Wealth of Nations”) Thomas Carlyle, Michael Nairn and Andrew Drummond have all helped shape what Kirkcaldy is today. Known to locals as “The Lang Toun”, as this was the way in which it grew from ”wee” small burgh’s to become one Long town. When you wake up, or if you have just arrived by bus, train or bike in Kirkcaldy, you can’t help but be hit with that distinctive aroma that says “they’re still making that “lino” here ain’t they!” Fishing, Mining, printing, milling and weaving have all created the distinctive sights, smells and sounds of Kirkcaldy over the last many hundreds of years. There are very few places left in Kirkcaldy that can truly say that they have stood the test of time and remained unspoiled, yet at the same time have still reached the hearts and bellies of local people and visitors alike. The Feuars Arms, an unspoilt piece of history has stood the test of time and still remains a great place to discover again and again….

Picture(top right) taken in 1933....no changes to the bar at all >