Blairforge
Blairforge is a hamlet in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Blairforge is situated nearby to the hamlet Maryburgh, as well as near Blairfordel Steading.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Benarty Hill and Loch Ore.
Benarty Hill
Peak
Photo: Viewfinder, Public domain.
Benarty Hill, locally simply Benarty, rises above and to the west of Ballingry, in the west of Fife, Scotland. The summit ridge forms the boundary with Perth and Kinross.
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. Loch Ore is situated 1½ miles east of Blairforge.
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. Lochore Castle is situated 2 miles east of Blairforge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keltybridge and Kelty.
Keltybridge
Village
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keltybridge is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, about one mile north of Kelty, which is across the Fife border. It stands on the northern banks of Kelty Burn.
Kelty
Town
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kelty is a former coal mining village located in Fife, Scotland. Lying in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife, it is situated on the Fife/Kinross-shire boundary and has a population of around 6,000 residents.
Glencraig
Village
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. Glencraig is situated 2½ miles east of Blairforge.
Blairforge
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.15105° or 56° 9′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.38626° or 3° 23′ 11″ westElevation
351 feet (107 metres)Open location code
9C8R5J27+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 7050278944OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13276896
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