Pathhead is a location of Kirkcaldy, in Fife, Scotland. Pathhead was an independent town prior to it was included into the Royal burgh of Kirkcaldy. In Jan Blaeu's map of Scotland from the 17th century recommendation is made to the village of Peth-heed, present day Pathhead. With the Firth of Forth to the south, Kirkcaldy to the 'west', Dysart to the eastern, and Gallatown, Sinclairtown and Dunnikier to the north. The town houses the historic Ravenscraig Castle appointed by James II in 1460; a number of the previous facilities of the Nairn's Linoleum Factories; as well as, the Manse in which both O. Douglas and John Buchan grew up. It looks out over the overlooked Pathhead Sands, as well as sector today is centred on Hutchison's Flour Mill as well as the Forbo-Nairn Plant. The historical centre of Pathhead is a triad of roads running parallel with the coast: Nether Street, Mid Street and also what used to be Back Street, now Commercial Street. Water was provided from wells at either end of Mid Road and vivid business was centred on the Pathhead as well as Sinclairtown Reform Co-operative Society of present-day Branning Court, which was developed in 1914.