Glencraig
Glencraig is a very small former mining village in Scotland, situated in the Benarty area of Fife, between Crosshill and Lochgelly. The village's population has decreased significantly since the decline of the coal-mining industry during the 1970s and 1980s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lochore Castle and Loch Ore.
Lochore Castle
Ruins
Photo: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain.
Lochore Castle is a ruined 14th-century tower house, about 3 miles south east of Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland, and south of Lochore, east of Loch Ore, in Lochore Country Park.
Loch Ore
Park
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Ore is a loch situated in Fife, 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.
Lochgelly railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochgelly railway station is a railway station in Lochgelly, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 25 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crosshill and Lochore.
Crosshill
Village
Photo: edward mcmaihin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosshill is a village in Fife, Scotland, situated just south of Lochore and east of Loch Ore.
Lochore
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochore is a former mining village in Fife, Scotland. It takes its name from the nearby Loch Ore. It is largely joined to the adjacent villages of Ballingry to the north and Crosshill to the south.
Ballingry
Town
Photo: edward mcmaihin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballingry; Scots: Ballingry, Bingry, Scottish Gaelic: Baile Iongrach) is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is near the boundary with Perth and Kinross, north of Lochgelly.
Glencraig
- Type: Village
- 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
56.14528° or 56° 8′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.32529° or 3° 19′ 31″ westElevation
322 feet (98 metres)Open location code
9C8R4MWF+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4041081384OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Glencraig” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جلينكريج”
- Basque: “Glencraig”
- Dutch: “Glencraig”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جلينكريج”
- French: “Glencraig”
- Ukrainian: “Гленкрейг”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ore Park and Glencraig Wood.
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