Currently available on this website are:
 

• An article written in 2012 by the Convenor of Burntisland Heritage Trust, Ian Archibald: "A Tale of Two Maps". It contains a map of the town in 1745, and an updated version of the same map from 1746.
   
• A map of Burntisland Links and surrounding area, prepared in 1813 as part of the evidence in a case at the Court of Session.
   
• Disposition plan of the Estate of Rossend surveyed in November 1814.
   
• Plan of the Town of Burnt-Island from 1824 survey.
   
• Dated March 1840, a feuing plan of Broomhill (Mount Pleasant) illustrating the property of Alex J. Beatson Esq. and the proposed development for Mount Pleasant.
   
• 1843 Plan of the Burgh and Municipality of Burntisland from Survey, annotated ‘Burntisland School’ and ‘Walter Davidson 1843’ under geological section of the map.
   
• 1899 Disposition plan for sale of seabed to Burntisland Harbour Commissioners.
   
• Burntisland Air Raid Precautions plan prepared c.1939/1940. Found in Burntisland attic.
   
• Proposed post-war development plan for Burntisland. Found in Burntisland attic.
   

The best collection of old maps of Burntisland is held by the National Library of Scotland. Their collection includes:

                Estate Map

            Burntisland parish, 1901 - Plan of freehold estate [of Grange] at Burntisland, Fifeshire

     Town Maps

            1824 - John WOOD - Plan of the Town of Burnt-island from actual survey

            1832 - Great Reform Act - Burntisland

            1846 - James LESLIE - Ferry pier, with proposed alteration & extension

            1894 - ORDNANCE SURVEY - Large Scale Town Plan - 7 sheets

   
The National Records of Scotland also have a large collection, but it is less accessible. However, Burntisland Heritage Trust have copies of many of their maps, and these can be viewed at the Heritage Centre during opening hours or by arrangement. The maps are:

• RHP---00252-00001 - Grange Distillery 1829 
• RHP---01030-00001 - Links 1812
• RHP---01287-00001 - Newbigging Estate 1828
• RHP--- 3329 - Aytoun Estate (65 files)
• RHP---81942-00001 - Road Burntisland to Kirkcaldy (undated)
• RHP---00491-00001 to 00006 - Aberdour to Burntisland footpath through the ground of Earl of Morton remitted to Court of Session in 1856 by Anderson and others against the Earl of Morton (6 files)
• RHP---01288-00001 - Newbigging Quarry 1886
• RHP---06256-00004-00001 - Ground to be taken from Rossend Estate for Railway Bridge 1878 (2 plans)
• RHP---26111-00001 - Plan of the Lands of ‘Lamberlaws’ 1860

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