Pitcairn House

Pitcairn House is a ruined 17th century laird's house, located in the modern Collydean residential area of Glenrothes, in Fife, Scotland. Pitcairn House was not, as is sometimes reported, built by the Picts, a people whose culture disappeared from Scotland around the 10th century.

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glenrothes Hospital and Balfarg.

Glenrothes Hospital

Hospital

Glenrothes Hospital is a health facility in Lodge Rise, Glenrothes, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Fife. Glenrothes Hospital is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Pitcairn House.

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 4,100 feet northeast of Pitcairn House.

Riverside Park

Park

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Riverside Park is a large town park situated in Glenrothes, Fife. The park straddles the River Leven valley riparian corridor, comprising significant areas of woodland, grassed playing fields and wetlands. Riverside Park is situated 1 mile southwest of Pitcairn House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenrothes and Leslie.

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.

Leslie

Village

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Leslie is a large village and parish on the northern tip of the River Leven Valley, to the west of Glenrothes in Fife. According to the population estimates, the village has a population of 3,092. Leslie is situated 1½ miles southwest of Pitcairn House.

Markinch

Town

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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 east of Pitcairn House.

Pitcairn House

Type: Manor estate
Description: architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK
Categories: built structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.21077° or 56° 12′ 39″ north

Longitude

-3.17775° or 3° 10′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C8R6R6C+8W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 382929322

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=manor

Wikidata ID

Q7198642

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