Star
Star, also known as Star of Markinch ), is a small village in Fife, Scotland. The name of Star derives from the causeway over the Star Moss, a raised bog to the northwest of the village which drains out to land to the north of the village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 500 residents
- Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Star of Markinch” and “Star, Fife”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balgonie Castle and Markinch railway station.
Balgonie Castle
Castle
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Balgonie Castle is located on the south bank of the River Leven near Milton of Balgonie, 3.5 kilometres east of Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. The castle keep dates from the 14th century, and the remaining structures were added piecemeal until the 18th century. Balgonie Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Star.
Markinch railway station
Railway station
Photo: Scott Cormie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Markinch railway station is a railway station in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, which serves the Glenrothes, Leslie and Levenmouth areas of Fife. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the main Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line, 33+1⁄4 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley. Markinch railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Star.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Markinch and Milton of Balgonie.
Markinch
Town
Photo: Mcwesty, Public domain.
Markinch is both a village and a parish in the heart of Fife, Scotland. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the village has a population of 2,420. The civil parish had a population of 16,530.
Milton of Balgonie
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milton of Balgonie is a small village in central Fife, Scotland. It is situated 2 miles east of Glenrothes between the nearby villages of Markinch and Coaltown of Balgonie to the west and Windygates to the east. Milton of Balgonie is situated 1½ miles south of Star.
Kennoway
Village
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Kennoway is a village in Fife, Scotland, near the larger population centres in the area of Leven and Methil. It had an estimated population of 4,570 in 2020. Kennoway is situated 2 miles east of Star.
Star
- Category: locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.21751° or 56° 13′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.10488° or 3° 6′ 18″ westPopulation
500Elevation
331 feet (101 metres)Open location code
9C8R6V9W+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 26680403OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12263658Wikidata ID
Q7600505
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Star” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Star”
- Dutch: “Star, Fife”
- French: “Star”
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