▁north ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁F irth ▁of ▁For th , ▁in ▁F ife , ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁burg h ▁of ▁bar ony ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁a ▁reason ably ▁prosper ous ▁minor ▁port . ▁ ▁The ▁towns cape ▁retain s ▁many ▁good ▁examples ▁of ▁Scottish ▁vern ac ular ▁buildings ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th , ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁greatly ▁alter ed ▁during ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁K inc ard ine ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 – 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁K inc ard ine , ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 0 ▁as ▁K inc ar ne , ▁may ▁be ▁of ▁either ▁P ict ish ▁or ▁G ael ic ▁origin . ▁The ▁second ▁element ▁is ▁P ict ish ▁* card en , ▁conce iv ably ▁loan ed ▁into ▁G ael ic , ▁meaning ▁" wood land " ▁or ▁perhaps ▁" en closure , ▁enc amp ment " ▁( Middle ▁Wel sh ▁card den ). ▁The ▁first ▁element ▁is ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁ce ann , ▁" head ▁end ", ▁but ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁element ' s ▁" P ict ish " ▁distribution , ▁it ▁is ▁most ▁appropri ately ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁adaptation ▁or ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁cogn ate ▁P ict ish ▁* pen , ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁meaning ▁( Wel sh ▁pen ), ▁and