CROMBIE-POINT, a village, in the parish of TorryBURN,
district of Dunfermline, county of Fife, 3 miles
(E.) from Torryburn; containing 54 inhabitants. This
village, which is situated on the north shore of the
Firth of Forth, was formerly a place of considerable
trade It was, indeed, the principal depot for the
transit of the manufactures of Dunfermline, which
were shipped hence to Borrowstounness, at that time
the chief port on the Firth. The harbour, which is dry
at low water, is inclosed by a pier of stone, now in
great want of repair. A very considerable portion of
the coal found in the neighbourhood, and of agricultural
produce, is still shipped from this place; and the
Edinburgh and Stirling steamers still land, and take in,
passengers and goods at the pier.