Kirkforthar House

Kirkforthar House is a house in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Kirkforthar House is situated near the ruins Kirkforthar Chapel, as well as near the deciduous forest Star Moss.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 House.

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 miles 20 chains north of Edinburgh Waverley. Markinch railway station is situated 2 miles south of Kirkforthar House.

St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch

Church

Photo: John Honeyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch is situated 1½ miles south of Kirkforthar House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Star and Freuchie.

Star

Village

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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

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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 2 miles northwest of Kirkforthar House.

Markinch

Town

Photo: Mcwesty, Public domain.

Markinch is both a village and a parish in 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 House.

Kirkforthar House

Type: House
Categories: building and residential building
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.22919° or 56° 13′ 45″ north

Longitude

-3.12571° or 3° 7′ 33″ west

Open location code

9C8R6VHF+MP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 260784179

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kirkforthar Chapel and Star Moss.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kirkforthar and Hilton of Kirkforthar.

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