STRATHK INNESS

Strathkinness is a small village in Fife with a population of around 600.

It is situated 3 miles (5 km) west of St. Andrews, 7 miles (11 km) east of

Cupar, 12 miles (19 km) south of Dundee, and 55 miles (88 km) north of

Edinburgh.

The first detailed census in 1841 gave the population of the village as 574.

When the Parish of Strathkinness was disjoined from the larger Parish of St.

Andrews and St. Leonards in 1860 the population given for the whole parish

was 1296 and it was stated that the census of 1861 showed that there were

‘at least 1100’ people who could send their children to school in Strathkinness.

This area included many farms whose population was relatively high compared

to that of the village itself.

Although the population of the village of Strathkinness has not varied a

great deal, the population of the farms has considerably decreased. With the

system of hiring farm labour every year there had been a large transient

agricultural population and modern farming methods have further greatly

reduced the number of workers needed on a farm.

THE PLEASANCE

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