St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch is a church in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland which is located on Kirk Street. St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch is situated nearby to the meadow The Glebe, as well as near the community center 252 Memorial Hall.Photo: John Honeyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: church building in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Markinch Parish Church”, “St Drostan’s church”, and “St Drostan’s Church, Markinch”
- Address: Kirk Street, Glenrothes, KY7 6DU
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Markinch railway station and Balgonie Castle.
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+1⁄4 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley. Markinch railway station is situated 1,800 feet south of St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch.
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. Balgonie Castle is situated 1¼ miles southeast of St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch.
Compton House, Coaltown Road, Markinch
House
Photo: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Compton House, Coaltown Road, Markinch is situated 2,400 feet south of St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Markinch and Star.
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.
Star
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Coaltown of Balgonie
Village
Coaltown of Balgonie is a village of 1,059 people in south central Fife. It is located on the B9130 road, next to the new town of Glenrothes. Coaltown has a Premier shop, a pub, a bowling green, a village hall, an undertakers, and a garage.
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.20509° or 56° 12′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.13407° or 3° 8′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C8R6V48+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 371374297OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandWikidata ID
Q17575331
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In Other Languages
“St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch” goes by many names.
- German: “St Drostan’s Parish Church”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Glebe and 252 Memorial Hall.
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