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Wemyss, Fife
Scottish parish in Fife, Scotland, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wemyss (/wiːmz/ ⓘ WEEMZ) 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.[1][2]
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The name of the parish is from the Scottish Gaelic Uaimheis meaning 'Cave Place', from uaimh, 'cave', and es, an obsolete Gaelic suffix meaning 'place of'.[3] The parish gives its name to the family and Earls of Wemyss.[1]