PARISH OF CULTS.
CULTS is a small Parish in the centre of the County, chiefly lying in " the Howe of Fife," to the south of the Eden. It is bounded on the north by Collessie and Monimail, on the east by Cupar and Ceres, on the south by Scoonie and Kennoway, and on the west by Kettle. It contains the village of Pitlessie, and the hamlets of Kirkton, Crossgates, Cults Mill, and Walton. Its length northward is about two and a half miles, and its breadth westward about one and a half miles. The surface is generally flat, but swells up to the Cults lime-hills on the southern boundary. The eastern part is well wooded. The soil is light, and in some places, particularly on the banks of the Eden, gravelly, but towards the south it is a strong clay. Only a small portion is in pasture. The only mansion-house in the Parish, Crawford Priory, erected in 1813 by Lady Mary Lindsay Crawford, is a magnificent Gothic structure. The noble family of Lindsay Crawford was connected with this Parish for five centuries. Their Fifeshire property was obtained from the Keiths in exchange for Dunnottar Castle, in the fourteenth century. George, the 22d Earl of Crawford and 6th Earl of Lindsay, died in 1808. His sister and heiress, and the last member of the family in the direct line, died in 1833. At her death the Earl of Glasgow came into possession of the estates, but not only is the Earl non-resident, but he seems to count so little upon this splendid property, that since his accession he has barely paid it a flying visit. The Earldom of Crawford has been adjudged by the House of Lords to James, 7th Earl of Balcarres. The Earldom of Lindsay still continues dormant. Sir David Wilkie, the celebrated painter, was a native of Cults, of which his father was minister. There are few things of which some of the older parishioners seem so proud, as that they were the school-fellows and companions of one who in after years acquired so world-wide a reputation.
There are extensive lime quarries in the Parish, great quantities of which are sent by Railway to Perth and other distant places. Sandstone is also met with in several localities. There are two meal, two flour, and one saw-mill in the Parish.
The great Fife road leading from Newport to Kirkcaldy traverses the Parish, and there is ready access to the E. P. & D. Railway at Ladybank and Springfield.
In the country the inhabitants are almost wholly employed in agricultural operations, or in the lime quarries, and in Pitlessie nearly all are linen weavers.
The POST TOWN is Ladybank, with a Sub-Office at Pitlessie, John Garland, Sub-Post blaster.- A walking postman leaves Ladybank about 8.30 A.M., and 5.30 P.M., delivering letters along the road by Muirside and Ramornie House, arriving in Pitlessie about 9.20 A.M., and 6.20 P.M., and leaving for Ladybank at 5.50. A.M., and 2.15 P.M.
BLACKSMITHS.
Doig, Peter, Pitlessie
Graham, William, Kirkton, by Pitlessie
BOOT & SHOEMAKERS.
Hardie, Thomas, Pitlessie
Ramsay, James, Jun. , do
Stevenson, Robert, do
CARTERS.
Fernie, Thomas, Pitlessie
Forrest, John, do
Melville, Robert, Sweet Home, by Pitlessie
Pratt, Thomas, Pitlessie
Speed, James, Sweet Home, by Pitlessie
Taylor, Thomas, Pitlessie
CHINA MERCHANTS.
Michie, Mrs, Pitlessie
Robertson, James, do
CLERGY.
Anderson, James, Parish Church, Kirkton
Smith, Andrew W., U. P. Church, Pitlessie
FARMERS
Cairns, John, Cults, Pitlessie
Graham, William, Kirkton, by Pitlessie
Grey, Thomas, Upper Bunzion
Hutton, Alexander, Cults & Walton
Imrie, Henry, Brotus
Learmonth, John, Pitlessie Mill
Mackay, Robert M., Priestfield
Martin, David, Sodom Park
Mitchell, Robert, Skelpie
Moon, William, Hospital Mill
Smith, Andrew, Waltonhill
Smith, William, Cults Mill
Thoms, William, Lower Bunzion
GROCERS,
Guilland, John, Pitlessie
Hardie, Thomas, (& Spirit Dealer) Pitlessie
Henderson, George, do
Mercer, Mrs, do
Neilson, Peter, do
Ramsay, James, Jun., do
JOINERS & WRIGHT'S.
Gibson, John, Pitlessie
Moyes, Thomas, Pitlessie
Wishart, John, (& Turner) Pitlessie
LIBRARIES.
Cults Parochial Library, Charles Robertson, Pitlessie, Librarian
Wilkie Library, James Ramsay, Jun., Pitlessie, Librarian
LIME BURNERS & MERCHANTS.
Cairns, John, Cults
Martin, David, Sodom Park
MASONS.
Archibald, Robert, Pitlessie
Forsyth, Robert, Crossgate, Pitlessie
Guilland, John, do
Hunter, David do
Hunter, William, do
MILLERS.
Learmonth, J., (Corn & Flour) Pitlessie Mill
Smith, William, (Corn & Flour) Cults Mill
TAILORS.
Danskin, Arthur, Pitlessie
Simpson, Arnot, do
TEACHERS & SCHOOLS.
Forrester, Andrew, Free Church School, Pitlessie
Robertson, Charles, Parish School, Pitlessie
VINTNERS.
Gold, Robert, (Inn license) Pitlessie
Ramsay, James, Sen., do
Shaw, Thomas, do
MISCELLANEOUS.
Crossthwaite, Thos., Linen Manufacturer, Pitlessie
Fotheringham, M., Dressmaker, Pitlessie
Gossip, Robert, Gardener, Crawford Priory
Methven, Andrew, Landstewart, do
Morton, Wm., Sawmiller & Wood Merchant, Hospital Mill
Pryde, John, Weavers' Agent, Pitlessie
Smith, William, Plashmiller, Cults Mill
Walker, M., & J., Basket Makers, Pitlessie
DELETE lines relating to the boundaries of the Parish, and substitute the following :-It is bounded on the north by Cupar, on the east by Ceres, on the south by Kettle, and on the west by Collessie and Kettle.
ADD
Charles, David, Boot & Shoemaker, Pitlessie.
DELETE
Graham, William, Blacksmith, Kirkton,
Hardie, Thomas, Boot & Shoemaker, Pitlessie.