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East Wemyss - The village was formerly known as Castleton close to the ruins of Macduff's Castle. This was home to the Wemyss family before they built Wemyss Castle. The village was named after the 'weems' or caves in the sandstone cliffs which contain Pictish and early Christian symbols. Between 1898 and 1967 the majority of the people in East Wemyss relied on the nearby Michael Coal Pit for employment. The largest pit in Scotland at nationalisation in 1946, it was closed after an undersea fire caused the death of nine miners.

 


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