Torryburn
Torryburn is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. It is one of a number of old port communities on this coast and at one point served as port for Dunfermline.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Culross Abbey and Market Cross of Culross.
Culross Abbey
Church
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Culross Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Culross, Scotland, headed by the Abbot or Commendator of Culross. Part of it is still used as the local parish church by the Church of Scotland. Culross Abbey is situated 2 miles west of Torryburn.
Market Cross of Culross
Photo: Kristijrn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Culross mercat cross is located in Culross, Fife, Scotland. Now Category A listed, its base dates to the original 16th-century mercat cross. Its shaft and capital, meanwhile, are 1902 replacements, the work of John William Small and Alexander Neilson. Market Cross of Culross is situated 2½ miles west of Torryburn.
Culross Palace
Museum
Photo: Lyall Duffus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culross Palace is a late 16th to early 17th century merchant's house in Culross, Fife, Scotland. The palace, or "Great Lodging", was constructed between 1597 and 1611 by Sir George Bruce, the Laird of Carnock. Culross Palace is situated 2½ miles west of Torryburn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preston Island and Cairneyhill.
Preston Island
Locality
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Preston Island is a former artificial island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The reclaimed land was once used for salt production, using local coal. It is part of Fife.
Cairneyhill
Village
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Cairneyhill is a village in West Fife, Scotland. It is 3 miles west of Dunfermline, on the A994, and has a population of around 2,510 The village's architecture is a mix of old weavers' cottages and modern suburban housing estates.
Crombie
Village
Crombie is a village in the civil parish of Torryburn, in southwest Fife, Scotland. The village is on the A985 road 3 miles west of Dunfermline and is to the south of Cairneyhill, and north-west of Charlestown. Crombie is situated 1½ miles southeast of Torryburn.
Torryburn
- Type: Village with 1,020 residents
- Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.0576° or 56° 3′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.56749° or 3° 34′ 3″ westPopulation
1,020Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C8R3C5M+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 29339360OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2635629Wikidata ID
Q3995788
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