The Coaltown of Wemyss is the closest village to Wemyss Castle

Wemyss Castle

Wemyss Castle is situated on the cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss in Fife, Scotland.- History :Accounts date the construction of the castle to the year 1421 when Sir John Wemyss decided to build a fortified castle to replace one destroyed by the Duke of Rothesay at...

, Fife

Fife

Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. "The Coaltown" has a primary school http://www.fife.gov.uk/atoz/index.cfm?fuseaction=facility.display&facid=9F24592B-EA10-471A-81B40C474ACE8BBA, some small shops, the Earl David Hotel, named after David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss

David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss

David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss was an army officer.Only son of John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss and Jean Gray , daughter of Lord Gray....

and cottages originally built for mineworkers. Close to the village are now-unworked deep coal mine workings. There is a gateway leading towards Wemyss Castle, although the road is unsurfaced, often very muddy and may not be suitable for driving upon.