Muirhead
Muirhead is a hamlet in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Muirhead is situated nearby to the hamlet Kirkforthar Feus, as well as near the village Freuchie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Balfarg and Pitcairn House.
Balfarg
Stone
Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfarg is a prehistoric monument complex in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. With the development of Glenrothes new town in the latter half of the 20th Century an adjacent residential area was developed around the complex carrying the same name.
Pitcairn House
Manor estate
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pitcairn House is a ruined 17th century laird's house, located in the modern Collydean residential area of Glenrothes, in Fife, Scotland. Pitcairn House was not, as is sometimes reported, built by the Picts, a people whose culture disappeared from Scotland around the 10th century. Pitcairn House is situated 2 miles southwest of Muirhead.
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch
Church
Photo: John Honeyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch is situated 2 miles south of Muirhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freuchie and Star.
Freuchie
Village
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Freuchie is a village in Fife, Scotland, at the foot of the Lomond Hills, and near Falkland. The nearest major town is Glenrothes located 4 miles to the south.
Star
Village
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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. Star is situated 2 miles southeast of Muirhead.
Kingskettle
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingskettle or often simply Kettle is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland. Encompassed by the Howe of Fife, the village is approximately 5.5 miles southwest of the nearest town, Cupar, and 22 miles north of Edinburgh. Kingskettle is situated 2 miles northeast of Muirhead.
Muirhead
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.23628° or 56° 14′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.14994° or 3° 8′ 60″ westElevation
308 feet (94 metres)Open location code
9C8R6VP2+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2685058249OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13280693
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