Craigkelly transmitting station

The Craigkelly transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located at Craigkelly north of the Firth of Forth above the town of Burntisland in Fife, Scotland.

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Type: Commerce
Description: transmitter station in Fife, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Craigkelly Transmitting Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Binnend and Kirkton,old parish church.

Binnend

Ruins

Binnend, also known as Binnend Village and The Binn, is an abandoned industrial village located two miles north of Burntisland in Fife. It was established in the late 1870s to house workers at the nearby shale oil extraction works. Binnend is situated 2,300 feet east of Craigkelly transmitting station.

Kirkton,old parish church

Ruins

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Kirkton,old parish church is a ruins, which is situated 3,000 feet south of Craigkelly transmitting station.

Burntisland railway station

Railway station

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Burntisland railway station is a railway station in the town of Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line. Burntisland railway station is situated 1 mile south of Craigkelly transmitting station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burntisland and Kinghorn.

Burntisland

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Burntisland is a port on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, in Fife in central Scotland, with a population of 6300 in 2022. Its west side is industrial and formerly had ship-building, but its east is a small seaside resort and commuter town for Edinburgh.

Kinghorn

Town

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Kinghorn is a town and parish in Fife, Scotland. A seaside resort with two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, plus a fishing port, it stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, opposite Edinburgh. Kinghorn is situated 2½ miles east of Craigkelly transmitting station.

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 2½ miles northwest of Craigkelly transmitting station.

Craigkelly transmitting station

Category: transmitter station
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.07187° or 56° 4′ 19″ north

Longitude

-3.23318° or 3° 13′ 59″ west

Open location code

9C8R3QC8+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 388923705

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=commercial

Wikidata ID

Q5181709

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