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Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Dysart within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Dysart, parl. and royal burgh, par., and seaport town with ry. sta., Fifeshire, on N. coast of Firth of Forth, 2½ miles NE. of Kirkcaldy, 17¼ NE. of Edinburgh, and 409 NW. of London -- par., 4197 ac., pop. 11,601; parl. burgh, pop. 10,877; royal burgh, pop. 2645; town, pop. 2659; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. The burgh, parliamentary beyond royal, is part of the extended royal burgh of Kirkcaldy. Dysart was an important place in the 15th and 16th centuries. It has mfrs. of linen and ticks; also shipbuilding. Coal is exported. The harbour is good, and there is a wet dock. In the immediate vicinity is Dysart House, seat of the Earl of Rosslyn. Dysart unites with Kirkcaldy, Burntisland, and Kinghorn in returning 1 member to Parliament.