Alexander III Monument
Alexander III Monument is a monument in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Alexander III Monument is situated nearby to the peak Grangehill, as well as near the ruins Slackacre.- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “King Alexander III monument” and “Kingswoodend, Kinghorn Road, Alexander III Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinghorn railway station and Binnend.
Kinghorn railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinghorn railway station is a railway station in the town of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 22+3⁄4 miles north east of Edinburgh Waverley. Kinghorn railway station is situated 1 mile east of Alexander III Monument.
Binnend
Ruins
Binnend, also known as Binnend Village and The Binn, is an abandoned industrial village located two miles north of Burntisland in Fife. It was established in the late 1870s to house workers at the nearby shale oil extraction works. Binnend is situated 1 mile northwest of Alexander III Monument.
St Leonard’s Parish Church, Kinghorn
Church
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Leonard’s Parish Church, Kinghorn is situated 1¼ miles east of Alexander III Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinghorn and Burntisland.
Kinghorn
Town
Photo: BesigedB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kinghorn is a town and parish in Fife, Scotland. A seaside resort with two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, plus a fishing port, it stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, opposite Edinburgh.
Burntisland
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burntisland is a port on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, in Fife in central Scotland, with a population of 6600 in 2020. Its west side is industrial and formerly had ship-building, but its east is a small seaside resort and commuter town for Edinburgh.
Auchtertool
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchtertool is a small village in Fife, Scotland. It is 4 miles west of Kirkcaldy. The name is from the Gaelic uachdar, meaning upland or heights above the Tiel burn. Auchtertool is situated 3½ miles northwest of Alexander III Monument.
Alexander III Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.0643° or 56° 3′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.19984° or 3° 11′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C8R3R72+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 336108645OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q17804371
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grangehill and Slackacre.
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