Pittencrieff Park

Pittencrieff Park is a public park in , Fife, Scotland. It was purchased in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie, and given to the people of Dunfermline in a ceremony the following year.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: public park in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Pittencrieff Glen”
  • Address: Dunfermline

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunfermline Abbey and Malcolm’s Tower.

Church
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is a Church of Scotland parish church in , Scotland. The church occupies the site of the ancient chancel and transepts of a large medieval Benedictine abbey, which was confiscated and sacked in 1560 during the Scottish Reformation and permitted to fall into disrepair.

Ruins
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Malcolm's Tower, also known as Malcolm Canmore's Tower, is a historic site in the Scottish city of , . It consists of the foundations of a rubble built, rectangular tower enclosed by an oval shaped modern wall and is protected as a scheduled monument.

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunfermline and Wellwood.

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is a city in , 3 miles north of the Firth of Forth in central Scotland. The city was a royal residence, ecclesiastical centre and effective capital of Scotland from the 11th century, and many monarchs are buried at its abbey.

Village
is a small village to the north of , , Scotland. It was named after the Wellwoods who used to own coalmines in the area. It has a leisure centre and a golf course.

Village
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is a small village located in West , . Its population was 2,358 in 2011. It is 1 mile west of the city , east of , astride the A994.

Pittencrieff Park

Latitude
56.06874° or 56° 4′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.46717° or 3° 28′ 2″ west
Elevation
240 feet (73 metres)
Open location code
9C8R3G9M+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96444708
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
6943699
Wiki­data ID
Q7199110
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pittencrieff Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pittencrieff Park”
  • Dutch: “Pittencrieff Park”
  • Irish: “Pàirc Peit nan Craobh”
  • Japanese: “ピッテンクリーフ公園”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Pàirc Peit nan Craobh”
  • Swedish: “Pittencrieff Park”
  • “Pàirc Peit nan Craobh”
  • “Pittencrieff Park”

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