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Dairsie

Village located in North-East Fife, Scotland

Dairsie

Village located in North-East Fife, Scotland

Dairsie Castle

Dairsie, or Osnaburgh, is a village and parish in north-east Fife, Scotland. It is 3 mi south-southwest of Leuchars Junction, and 3 mi east-northeast of Cupar on the A91 Stirling to St Andrews road. The village grew out of two smaller settlements (called Dairsiemuir and Osnaburgh), and developed principally around the industry of weaving. Since the late twentieth century it has become a dormitory settlement for nearby towns.

The village may have derived its name of Osnaburgh from weaving osnaburg, a coarse linen or cotton, originally imported from Osnabrück in Germany.

The civil parish has a population of 387 (in 2011).

Local businesses include a small Village Shop and Post Office, a Petrol Station and Garage (also selling second hand vehicles) and The Dairsie Inn, recently trading as Rumbledethumps Restaurant but currently closed. It has a small locals bar, a conservatory restaurant and a small function room / additional restaurant.

Historic buildings

Dairsie Bridge, 1 mi south of the village, dates from the early sixteenth century, although it has been modified since. Nearby Dairsie Castle (now restored) dates from the early seventeenth century, and was briefly the residence of John Spottiswoode (1565–1639), Archbishop of St Andrews. King James VI stayed at Dairsie Castle following his escape from the Raid of Ruthven in June 1583.

Dairsie Old Parish Church

St Mary's Church was built by Archbishop Spottiswoode in 1621. The church is some distance from the village and ceased to be used for worship in 1966. It is now in private hands, the parish worshippers were using the former St Leonard's Church in the village. This, however, has now been sold into private hands. The congregation is united with St John's Church in Cupar.

History

In 2014 a hoard of Roman hacksilver was found in a field at Dairsie. It is thought that the hacksilver was used by Roman soldiers to pay off the local Pictish tribes when they travelled through the area.

Notable people

  • Rev Patrick Scougal (later Bishop of Aberdeen) was parish minister 1636 to 1645

References

References

  1. Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930
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  5. "Dairsie Old Parish Church". Gazetteer for Scotland.
  6. (1 August 2017). "'Significant' Roman silver hoard found in Fife by teenager". BBC News.
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