LOCHGELLY, a village, in the parish of AuchterDERRAN,
district of Kirkcaldy, county of Fife, a^
miles (E. N. E.) from Beath; containing 612 inhabitants.
This village is pleasantly situated iu the southwest
part of the parish, and near the loch from which
it takes its name; the high grounds have an elevation
of more than 300 feet above the level of the sea, and are
cultivated to the very summit. A subscription library
is supported, and a savings' bank has been long established
here. Some of the inhabitants are employed in
the neighbouring collieries on the lands of Lord Minto,
and in quarries; there are also some tile-works. The road
from Beath to Auchterderran passes close by the village,
and the Dunfermline branch of the Edinburgh, Perth,
and Dundee railway affords great facilities of communication.
There is a place of worship for members of the
United Presbyterian Church; also two schools attended
by about seventy children each, and the masters of
which are exclusively supported by the fees. NearLochgelly
was born Dr. James Brown, at one time professor
of natural philosophy in the university of Glasgow, who
died at Edinburgh in 1S3S: among the distinguished
persons who cultivated his acquaintance were Thomas
Brown, John Leyden, Dr. Chalmers, James Ivory, and
Henry Brougham. See Auchterderran.