The Hands

The Hands is a work of art in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Hands is situated nearby to the playground Breadalbane Court, as well as near Bull Stone.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riverside Park and Glenrothes Hospital.

Riverside Park

Park

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 1.0.

Riverside Park is a large town park situated in Glenrothes, Fife. The park straddles the River Leven valley riparian corridor, comprising significant areas of woodland, grassed playing fields and wetlands. Riverside Park is situated 1,700 feet south of The Hands.

Glenrothes Hospital

Hospital

Glenrothes Hospital is a health facility in Lodge Rise, Glenrothes, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Fife. Glenrothes Hospital is situated 2,600 feet east of The Hands.

Glenrothes High School

School

Photo: Mcwesty, Public domain.

Glenrothes High School is a six-year non-denominational secondary school of approximately 860 pupils located in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. The school serves the western/central and northern precincts of Glenrothes drawing primarily from four feeder Primary Schools; Caskieberran, Pitcoudie, Rimbleton and South Parks schools. Glenrothes High School is situated 2,700 feet south of The Hands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leslie and Glenrothes.

Leslie

Village

Photo: Mcwesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leslie is a large village and parish on the northern tip of the River Leven Valley, to the west of Glenrothes in Fife. According to the population estimates, the village has a population of 3,092.

Glenrothes

Photo: Glen Bowman, CC BY 2.0.

Glenrothes is a large town in Fife, with a population in 2016 of 38,510. It's a post-War "New Town" with uninspiring architecture and not normally a town people visit.

Markinch

Town

Photo: Mcwesty, Public domain.

Markinch is both a village and a parish in 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. Markinch is situated 2½ miles east of The Hands.

The Hands

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Category: tourism
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.20522° or 56° 12′ 19″ north

Longitude

-3.19515° or 3° 11′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C8R6R43+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2551540686

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=statue

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