New Bridge Strip

New Bridge Strip is a forest in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. New Bridge Strip is situated nearby to the village Coaltown of Balgonie, as well as near Thornton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glenrothes with Thornton railway station and Balgonie Castle.

Glenrothes with Thornton railway station

Railway station

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenrothes with Thornton railway station is located in Thornton in Fife, Scotland. It serves the communities of Thornton and Glenrothes. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 31+1⁄4 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley.

Balgonie Castle

Castle

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Balgonie Castle is located on the south bank of the River Leven near Milton of Balgonie, 3.5 kilometres east of Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. The castle keep dates from the 14th century, and the remaining structures were added piecemeal until the 18th century.

Thornton Stadium

Athletics track

Thornton Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Thornton, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The track was the last remaining independent track and was not regulated by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Racing took place on Saturdays at 7.30pm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenrothes and Markinch.

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 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.