Milton of Balgonie
Milton of Balgonie is a small village in central Fife, Scotland. It is situated 2 miles east of Glenrothes between the nearby villages of Markinch and Coaltown of Balgonie to the west and Windygates to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Miltown”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balgonie Castle and Markinch railway station.
Balgonie Castle
Castle
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balgonie Castle is located on the south bank of the River Leven near Milton of Balgonie, 3.5 kilometres east of Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. The castle keep dates from the 14th century, and the remaining structures were added piecemeal until the 18th century.
Markinch railway station
Railway station
Photo: Scott Cormie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Markinch railway station is a railway station in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, which serves the Glenrothes, Leslie and Levenmouth areas of Fife. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the main Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line, 33+1⁄4 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley.
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch
Church
Photo: John Honeyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch is situated 1½ miles northwest of Milton of Balgonie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coaltown of Balgonie and Markinch.
Coaltown of Balgonie
Village
Coaltown of Balgonie is a village of 1,059 people in south central Fife. It is located on the B9130 road, next to the new town of Glenrothes. Coaltown has a Premier shop, a pub, a bowling green, a village hall, an undertakers, and a garage.
Markinch
Town
Photo: Mcwesty, Public domain.
Markinch is both a village and a parish in the heart of Fife, Scotland. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the village has a population of 2,420. The civil parish had a population of 16,530.
Balcurvie
Hamlet
Balcurvie is a Scottish rural hamlet located within the Windygates district of Levenmouth in Fife. People from Balcurvie include agriculturalist Sir Robert Blyth Greig FRSE. Balcurvie is situated 1½ miles east of Milton of Balgonie.
Milton of Balgonie
- Category: locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.19343° or 56° 11′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.09795° or 3° 5′ 53″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9C8R5WV2+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 71051617OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Milton of Balgonie” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Milton of Balgonie”
- Dutch: “Milton of Balgonie”
- French: “Milton of Balgonie”
- German: “Milton of Balgonie”
- Swedish: “Milton of Balgonie”
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