Kirkforthar Chapel
Kirkforthar Chapel is a ruins in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Kirkforthar Chapel is situated nearby to the forest Lochmuir Wood, as well as near the deciduous forest Star Moss.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balfarg and Markinch railway station.
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. Balfarg is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kirkforthar Chapel.
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 2 miles south of Kirkforthar Chapel.
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 Kirkforthar Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Star and Freuchie.
Star
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Freuchie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Freuchie is situated 1½ miles northwest of Kirkforthar Chapel.
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. Markinch is situated 2 miles south of Kirkforthar Chapel.
Kirkforthar Chapel
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.23079° or 56° 13′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.13267° or 3° 7′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C8R6VJ8+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2652495193OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lochmuir Wood and Star Moss.
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