Halbeath is an area and former village in the northeast of Dunfermline, Fife. It derives its name from the Gaelic choil beath, which means "wood of birches", and began as a colliery village. In the summer of 1789, a coal pit was sunk at Halbeath, two and a half miles northeast of Dunfermline, and by 1821, 841 people were reported to be living in the village.[1]
- ^ Pitcairn 2000, p.443