Easter Lochhead
Easter Lochhead is a ruins in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Easter Lochhead is situated nearby to the ruins Wester Lochhead, as well as near the evergreen forest Lochside Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch Gelly and Auchtertool Parish Church.
Loch Gelly
Lake
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Gelly is a small loch in Fife, Scotland lying approximately 1.5 km to the south east of the town of Lochgelly which itself is named after the loch.
Auchtertool Parish Church
Church
Photo: Stewart Glasson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchtertool Parish Church is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Easter Lochhead.
Hallyards Castle
Ruins
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hallyards Castle, located to the north-west of the village of Auchtertool, is reputed to have been a hunting seat of Malcolm Canmore. With the establishment of the Roman Church, Halyards became the local residence of the Bishops of Dunkeld; it remained so until the first lay proprietor took possession in 1539. Hallyards Castle is situated 1¼ miles east of Easter Lochhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochgelly and Lumphinnans.
Lochgelly
Town
Photo: AllyD, Public domain.
Lochgelly is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is located between Lochs Ore and Gelly to the north-west and south-east respectively. It is separated from Cowdenbeath by the village of Lumphinnans.
Lumphinnans
Village
Lumphinnans is a small, former mining village along the B981 road, from west to east between the towns of Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly, in central Fife. Lumphinnans Primary and Community School is the local primary school, its facilities available under a community use programme in the evenings.
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 1½ miles east of Easter Lochhead.
Easter Lochhead
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.10876° or 56° 6′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.29985° or 3° 17′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C8R4P52+G3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5218680773OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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