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Leuchars

Leuchars is a town and parish near the north-east coast of in . The civil parish has a population of 5,754 and an area of 13,357 acres.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Athernase Church and Leuchars Castle.

Church
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is a Romanesque church located in Leuchars, , Scotland. It is a Category A listed building and remains in use as a Church of Scotland parish church.

Archaeological site
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, was a castle that was located near Leuchars, , Scotland. A motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century. The town was created a barony in the time of King William the Lion.

Railway station
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serves the towns of Leuchars and in , . The station is the last northbound stop before . The station was built as Leuchars Junction station for the route over the Tay Bridge to Dundee, the previous Leuchars station being on the line to .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guardbridge and Balmullo.

Village
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is a town in the north-east of , on the east coast of . It is approximately 3 miles north-west of , and is situated on the estuary of the River Eden, at the junction of the A91 road between St Andrews and and the A919/A914 road between Leuchars and the Tay Road Bridge.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. It is 7 miles from the town of and near to the villages of , , and Leuchars. Army base is also nearby. is situated 1½ miles west of Leuchars.

Hamlet
is a hamlet one mile northwest of the village of in , Scotland. Historically, belonged to the parish. Lucklaw Hill is located 190 metres above sea level and marks the eastern extremity of the . is situated 2 miles west of Leuchars.

Leuchars

Latitude
56.38141° or 56° 22′ 53″ north
Longitude
-2.88389° or 2° 53′ 2″ west
Population
3,060
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
9C8V94J8+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 21511528
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2644581
Wiki­data ID
Q1011960
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Leuchars” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Leuchars”
  • Basque: “Leuchars”
  • Cebuano: “Leuchars”
  • Chinese: “卢查尔”
  • Danish: “Leuchars”
  • Dutch: “Leuchars”
  • French: “Leuchars”
  • German: “Leuchars”
  • Irish: “Luachar”
  • Irish: “Luacharas”
  • Irish: “Luachrais”
  • Italian: “Leuchars”
  • Persian: “لوچارس”
  • Scots: “Leuchars”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Luachar”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Luacharas”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Luachrais”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لوچارس”
  • Spanish: “Leuchars”
  • Swedish: “Leuchars”
  • Welsh: “Leuchars”

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Notable Places Nearby

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