Stenhouse

Stenhouse is a farm in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Stenhouse is situated nearby to the ruins Knockdavie Castle, as well as near the islet Devil’s Spadeful.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knockdavie Castle and Aberdour Castle.

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 640 feet northwest of Stenhouse.

Aberdour Castle

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Aberdour Castle is in the village of Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, along with Castle Sween in Argyll, which was built at around the same time. Aberdour Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Stenhouse.

Aberdour railway station

Railway station

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Aberdour railway station is a railway station in the village of Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line. Aberdour railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Stenhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auchtertool and Burntisland.

Auchtertool

Village

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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 1½ miles north of Stenhouse.

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 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.