In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Cellardyke like this:
Cellardyke or Nether Kilrenny, a fishing village in Kilrenny parish, SE Fife, forming an eastward extension of Anstruther-Easter, but united as a royal burgh to Kilrenny. At it are the new Anstruther harbour, a branch of the National Bank, a Free Church hall (1870), a cod-liver oil works, 3 fishing-gear factories, and a sawmill. ...
A public and an infant school, with respective accommodation for 225 and 239 children, had (1880) an average attendance of 180 and 149, and grants of £165,11s. and £116,2s. Pop. (1811) 804, (1861) 1893, (1871) 2285, (1881) 2628, of whom 464 were fishermen. See Geo. Gourlay's Fisher -Life; or, the Memorials o-f Cellardyke (Cupar, 1879).
Cellardyke through time
Cellardyke is now part of Fife district. Click here for graphs and data of how Fife has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cellardyke itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cellardyke in Fife | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22035
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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