Wemyss is a civil parish on the south coast of Fife, Scotland, lying on the Firth of Forth. It is bounded on the north-east by the parish of Scoonie and the south-west by the parish of Kirkcaldy and Dysart and its length from south-west to north-east is about 6 miles. Inland it is bounded by Markinch and its greatest breadth is 2+1⁄4 miles.
Coast of Wemyss (West Wemyss and Wemyss Castle in foreground, East Wemyss in background)
Scoonie is a settlement and parish in Fife, Scotland, the parish contains the town of Leven. It is bordered on the north by the parishes of Kettle and Ceres, on the east by the parish of Largo, on the south by the parishes of Markinch and Wemyss, and on the west by the parishes of Markinch and Kennoway. It extends about 4+1⁄2 miles north to south. Its width varies between 5⁄8 and 2+3⁄4 mi .
The parish is on the coast of the Firth of Forth, with a coastline of about 1+1⁄2 mi (2.4 km)
The area of the parish is 4,107 acres.
Aithernie Castle in the north of the parish
War Memorial of the Parish of Scoonie, Durie St., Leven