Gowkhall
Gowkhall is a hamlet in Fife Scotland, 3.6 miles west of Dunfermline. The nearest village of size is Carnock 0.8 miles to the west, which has a church and primary school.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Pittencrieff Park and Malcolm’s Tower.
Pittencrieff Park
Park
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Pittencrieff Park is a public park in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was purchased in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie, and given to the people of Dunfermline in a ceremony the following year. Pittencrieff Park is situated 2½ miles southeast of Gowkhall.
Malcolm’s Tower
Ruins
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Malcolm's Tower, also known as Malcolm Canmore's Tower, is a historic site in the Scottish city of Dunfermline, Fife. 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. Malcolm’s Tower is situated 2½ miles southeast of Gowkhall.
McLean Primary School
School
McLean Primary School is located in the centre of Dunfermline, Fife. The head teacher is Gillian Souter Pupils from the school progress onto Queen Anne High School. The building is a category C listed building. McLean Primary School is situated 2 miles east of Gowkhall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carnock and Oakley.
Carnock
Village
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Carnock is a village and parish of Fife, Scotland, 4+1⁄4 miles west of Dunfermline. It is 1+1⁄4 miles east of Oakley, Fife. The civil parish had a population of 5,927 as of 2011.
Oakley
Village
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Oakley is a village in Fife, Scotland located at the mutual border of Carnock and Culross parishes, Fife, 5+1⁄2 miles west of Dunfermline on the A907. The village was built in connection with the Forth or Oakley Ironworks, now all gone along with the colliery industry. Oakley is situated 1½ miles west of Gowkhall.
Cairneyhill
Village
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Cairneyhill is a village in West Fife, Scotland. It is 3 miles west of Dunfermline, on the A994, and has a population of around 2,510 The village's architecture is a mix of old weavers' cottages and modern suburban housing estates. Cairneyhill is situated 1½ miles south of Gowkhall.
Gowkhall
- Type: Village with 220 residents
- Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.08487° or 56° 5′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.52394° or 3° 31′ 26″ westPopulation
220Elevation
348 feet (106 metres)Open location code
9C8R3FMG+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 29342012OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12263608Wikidata ID
Q5590094
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Gowkhall” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Gowkhall”
- Dutch: “Gowkhall”
- French: “Gowkhall”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Backmuir of Pitfirrane and Milesmark.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Luscar Garden and Wester Clune Plantation.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gowkhall”. Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.