Carnbee, Fife

Carnbee
Carnbee
	Approaching Carnbee
	Carnbee Location within Fife
OS grid reference	NO530065
Council area	Fife;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	North East Fife;
Scottish Parliament	North East Fife;
	List of places UK Scotland 56°14′56″N 2°45′32″W / 56.249°N 2.759°W

Carnbee is a village and rural parish in the inland part of the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Location

It lies to the north of Anstruther and Pittenweem. There is a very small village and the church (dating from 1793) stands amid agricultural land. The hamlet of Arncroach lies within this parish. It has a nearby cheese factory.

The name Carnbee derives from Scottish Gaelic. The second element, -bee, is obscure but probably derives from the Gaelic beith meaning 'birch' giving: "the cairn of (the) birch tree".^[1]

The parish includes Kellie Castle, formerly the seat of the Earls of Kellie and home to the Lorimer family, including Robert Lorimer, who designed the pulpit in the parish church and the Carnbee War Memorial.^[2]^[3]

Notable residents

Archibald Constable, the eminent publisher, was born and raised in Carnbee.

References

^ "Carnbee". Fife Place-name Data. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Robert Lorimer
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Carnbee Village War Memorial (Category B Listed Building) (LB2514)". Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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[1] "Carnbee". Fife Place-name Data. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

[2] Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Robert Lorimer

[3] Historic Environment Scotland. "Carnbee Village War Memorial (Category B Listed Building) (LB2514)". Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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