Easter Lochhead

Easter Lochhead is a locality in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Easter Lochhead is situated nearby to the locality Wester Lochhead, as well as near Colvin’s Knowe.

Places of Interest

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.

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.

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: Locality
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

56.10858° or 56° 6′ 31″ north

Longitude

-3.29986° or 3° 17′ 60″ west

Open location code

9C8R4P52+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7329398773

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Easter Lochhead from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wester Lochhead and Colvin’s Knowe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Easter Lochhead and Wester Lochhead.

Fife: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Dunfermline, St Andrews, Kirkcaldy, and Glenrothes.

Curious Localities to Discover

Uncover intriguing localities from every corner of the globe.