Methil
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Methil is a town in South East Fife, Scotland, situated near the mouth of the River Leven on the Firth of Forth between Buckhaven and Leven.
The town forms the core of the industrial communities of Leven, Innerleven, Kirkland, Aberhill, Methilhill, Denbeath, Muiredge and Buckhaven and owes its modern development to the docks which were established in the 1870s for the export of Fife coal.
Lower Methil Heritage Centre (1995) features a changing programme of exhibitions focusing on the town's local industrial history.
In addition to its three docks, Methil is the site of a power station and an industrial estate with industries producing, machinery, clothing, bricks, plastic piping, animal feed and fertilisers
The local football team is East Fife F.C., nicknamed the Methil Milan who play their home games at the recently built New Bayview.
The bay by the power station is a major site for wintering sea-ducks, notably Common Eider, Common Scoter and Long-tailed Ducks. A few rare American Surf Scoters are also in the area.