Lochore

Lochore is a former mining village in , Scotland. It takes its name from the nearby . It is largely joined to the adjacent villages of to the north and to the south.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Loch Oir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loch Ore and Lochore Castle.

Park
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is a loch situated in , Scotland. It forms the core of Lochore Meadows Country Park. It is used mainly for leisure purposes, especially yachting, although the uneven depth can make speed boating problematic.

Ruins
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is a ruined 14th-century tower house, about 3 miles south east of , , , and south of Lochore, east of , in Lochore Country Park.

was a 120 megawatt gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine generating station at in , . It was a 1+1 configuration module built around a 74 MW General Electric Frame 6F gas turbine providing for a combined cycle output of 109MW, exhaust duct firing is employed to reach the stations maximum output.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crosshill and Ballingry.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland, situated just south of Lochore and east of .

Town
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Ballingry; Scots: , Bingry, Scottish Gaelic: Baile Iongrach) is a town in , Scotland. It is near the boundary with , north of .

Village
is a very small former mining village in , situated in the Benarty area of , between and . The village's population has decreased significantly since the decline of the coal-mining industry during the 1970s and 1980s.

Lochore

Latitude
56.15765° or 56° 9′ 28″ north
Longitude
-3.32138° or 3° 19′ 17″ west
Elevation
377 feet (115 metres)
Open location code
9C8R5M5H+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4806402602
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12263513
Wiki­data ID
Q6665162
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Lochore” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Lochore”
  • Dutch: “Lochore”
  • French: “Lochore”
  • German: “Lochore”
  • Irish: “Loch Odhar”
  • Irish: “Loch Oir”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Odhar”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Oir”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Lochore”
  • Welsh: “Loch Oir”
  • Welsh: “Lochore”
  • “Loch Oir”
  • “Lochore”
  • “Lochore - Loch Oir”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lochore Post Office and Rosewell Woods.

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