"Based on James Speed's notes on the history of Burntisland, transcribed by Alexander Foster in 1869"
Burntisland, Port of Grace : the story of the Royal Burgh of Burntisland to the Union of Parliaments in 1707 by Iain Sommerville. ISBN 0953935310. Published by Burntisland Heritage Trust in 2004. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.