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Fife is a peninsula in eastern Scotland bordered on the north by the Firth of Tay, on the east by the North Sea and by the Firth of Forth to the south. The route to the west is partially blocked by the mass of the Ochil Hills. Almost all road traffic into and out of Fife has to pass over one of four bridges, south on the Forth Road Bridge ...
St Andrews ( Latin: S. Andrea (s); [3] Scots: Saunt Aundraes; [4] Scottish Gaelic: Cill Rìmhinn, pronounced [kʰʲɪʎˈrˠiː.ɪɲ]) [5] is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, 10 miles (16 kilometres) southeast of Dundee and 30 miles (50 kilometres) northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 as of 2011 ...
Culross. / 56.0554; -3.6293. Culross (/ˈkurəs/) ( Scottish Gaelic: Cuileann Ros, 'holly point or promontory') [2] is a village and former royal burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland. According to the 2006 estimate, the village has a population of 395. [3] Originally, Culross served as a port city on the Firth of Forth and is believed to have ...
Aberdour ( / ˌæbərˈdaʊər / ⓘ; Scots: / ˌeɪbərˈdur /, [2] Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dobhair) is a scenic and historic village on the south coast of Fife, Scotland. It is on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, looking south to the island of Inchcolm and its Abbey, and to Leith and Edinburgh beyond. According to the 2011 census, the ...
Kinghorn ( / ˈkɪŋhɔːrn / ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Gronna) is a town and parish in Fife, Scotland. A seaside resort with two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, plus a fishing port, it stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, opposite Edinburgh. Known as the place where King Alexander III of Scotland died, it lies on the ...
Scotland. 56°07′59″N 3°15′00″W / . 56.133°N 3.250°W. / 56.133; -3.250. Cardenden ( / ˌkɑːrdənˈdɛn / ⓘ) is a Scottish town located on the south bank of the River Ore in the parish of Auchterderran, Fife. It is approximately four miles (six kilometres) northwest of Kirkcaldy. Cardenden was named in 1848 by the Edinburgh ...
Newburgh is a royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, at the south shore of the Firth of Tay. The town has a population of 2,171 (in 2011), [2] which constitutes a 10% increase since 1901 when the population was counted at 1,904 persons. The town has a long history of fishing and industrial heritage. Lindores Abbey lies at the eastern edge of ...
Limekilns is a historic coastal village in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the shore of the Firth of Forth, around 3 miles (5 km) south of Dunfermline and 13 miles (21km) northwest of Edinburgh. [2] [3] Limekilns has a medieval past as a fishing village, dating back to the 14th century. [3] The town gets its name from its 18th century limestone ...