Wormistone House, a fine old mansion in Crail parish, East Neuk of Fife, 1 ½ mile N of the town. Acquired by his ancestor about the beginning of the 17th century, it is the seat of David Clark Lindsay, Esq. (b. 1832; suc. 1872), who holds 501 acres in the shire, valued at £1542 per annum, and who is heir present to the earldom of Lindsay. See Kilconquhar.—Ord. Sur., sh. 41, 1857.

(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)