Dairsie
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Dairsie Scottish Gaelic Darfhasaidh |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 21 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 367 (2001 census) | ||
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| Post town | CUPAR | ||
| ZIP code section | KY15 | ||
| prefix | 01334 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Fife | ||
| British Parliament | North East Fife | ||
| Scottish Parliament | North East Fife | ||
Dairsie ( Gaelic : Darfhasaidh ), formerly called Dairsiemuir or Osnaburgh , is a settlement in the Scottish Council Area of Fife . It is about eight kilometers west of St Andrews and ten kilometers south of Dundee . In 2001 Dairsie had 367 inhabitants.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the local textile industry was an important factor in the development of the village. The former place name Osnaburgh is derived from the textile fabric Osnaburg , a coarse linen fabric, the name of which comes from the city of Osnabrück , which was once produced in Dairsie. The construction of the road through Dairsie also contributed to the settlement.
The river Eden touches Dairsie in the south, where it is spanned by a three-arched stone bridge built around 1530. Near the Eden is Dairsie Castle , built in the 16th century and once owned by the Bishops and Archbishops of St Andrews. Dairsie is connected to the road network via the A91 .
Dairsie Church
Bridge over the Eden just south of Dairsie
