Coaltown of Wemyss
Coaltown of Wemyss is a village in south-east Fife, Scotland, around 5 km north of Kirkcaldy. The town was built in the 1890s as an estate village on the lands of nearby Wemyss Castle to house - as the name implies - mineworkers employed in several coal mines in the area.
- Village with about 680 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 190 feet (60 metres)
- Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Wemyss Castle and Wemyss Castle.
Macduff’s Castle
MacDuff's Castle is a ruined castle near East Wemyss, in Fife, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Wemyss and East Wemyss.
West Wemyss
West Wemyss is a village lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland.
East Wemyss
East Wemyss is a village situated on the south coast of Fife, Scotland.
Dysart
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Dysart is a town and former royal burgh located on the…
2 miles southwest of Coaltown of Wemyss
Coaltown of Wemyss
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Latitude
56.1511° or 56° 9′ 4″ north
Longitude
-3.08936° or 3° 5′ 22″ west
Open location code
9C8R5W26+C7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Coaltown of Wemyss” goes by many names.
Coaltown of WemyssBasque
Coaltown of WemyssDutch
Coaltown of WemyssSwedish
کول ٹاؤن آف ویمزUrdu
Coaltown of WemyssWelsh
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