Bottom Burn

Places of Interest

Auchtertool Parish Church

Church

Photo: Stewart Glasson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hallyards Castle

Ruins

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hallyards Castle, located to the north-west of the village of Auchtertool, is reputed to have been a hunting seat of Malcolm Canmore. With the establishment of the Roman Church, Halyards became the local residence of the Bishops of Dunkeld; it remained so until the first lay proprietor took possession in 1539.

Loch Gelly

Lake

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Gelly is a small loch in Fife, Scotland lying approximately 1.5 km to the south east of the town of Lochgelly which itself is named after the loch. Loch Gelly is situated 2 miles northwest of Bottom Burn.

Places in the Area

Auchtertool

Village

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auchtertool is a small village in Fife, Scotland. It is 4 miles west of Kirkcaldy. The name is from the Gaelic uachdar, meaning upland or heights above the Tiel burn.

Lochgelly

Town

Photo: AllyD, Public domain.

Lochgelly is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is located between Lochs Ore and Gelly to the north-west and south-east respectively. It is separated from Cowdenbeath by the village of Lumphinnans. Lochgelly is situated 3 miles northwest of Bottom Burn.

Burntisland

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burntisland is a port on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, in Fife in central Scotland, with a population of 6300 in 2022. Its west side is industrial and formerly had ship-building, but its east is a small seaside resort and commuter town for Edinburgh.

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