Balbie
Balbie is a farm in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Balbie is situated nearby to the peak Baspard Hill, as well as near Orrock Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Binnend and Knockdavie Castle.
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 1 mile southeast of Balbie.
Knockdavie Castle
Ruins
Photo: John Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockdavie Castle is a now-ruined 17th-century house in Burntisland parish, Fife, Scotland. The name probably derives from the Gaelic cnoc dubh -in " black hill ", with cnoc dabhoch “the hill farm” another theory. Knockdavie Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Balbie.
Craigkelly transmitting station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Craigkelly transmitting station is situated 1 mile south of Balbie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auchtertool and Burntisland.
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.
Burntisland
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burntisland is a port on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, in Fife in central Scotland, with a population of 6600 in 2020. 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
Photo: BesigedB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Balbie.
Balbie
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.08424° or 56° 5′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.23808° or 3° 14′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C8R3QM6+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 397553415OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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Highlights include Baspard Hill and Orrock Hill.
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