Dr Ebenezer Henderson, F.R.A.S. (1809 – 1879) of Muckhart (Click to see his house in Muckhart) was the son of a Dunfermline watchmaker. He early displayed a great taste for the scientific study which subsequently gained for him the position of importance which he occupied in scientific and literary circles. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical and Royal Antiquarian Societies, while a degree of LL.D was conferred on him by an American college. His Annals of Dunfermline greatly influenced the government’s decision, in 1856, to recognise Dunfermline as a city. In recognition of his valuable services he was made a Freeman of the City of Dunfermline. for more click here
