Garden for Heroes
Garden for Heroes is a garden in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Garden for Heroes is situated nearby to the place of worship Shrine of St Margaret, as well as near the church Dunfermline Abbey.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunfermline Abbey and Dunfermline Carnegie Library.
Dunfermline Abbey
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunfermline Abbey is a Church of Scotland parish church in Dunfermline, Scotland. The church occupies the site of the ancient chancel and transepts of a large medieval Benedictine abbey, which was confiscated and sacked in 1560 during the Scottish Reformation and permitted to fall into disrepair.
Dunfermline Carnegie Library
Library
The Dunfermline Carnegie Library opened in Dunfermline, Scotland, on 29 August 1883 and was the world's first Carnegie Library funded by the Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Dunfermline Carnegie Library is situated 380 feet north of Garden for Heroes.
Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum
Museum
The Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum is a biographical museum in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, dedicated to the life of Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, "one of the great Scots of the 19th century.". Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum is situated 570 feet southeast of Garden for Heroes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunfermline and Wellwood.
Dunfermline
Photo: Kilnburn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunfermline is a city in Fife, 3 miles north of the Firth of Forth in central Scotland. The city was a royal residence, ecclesiastical centre and effective capital of Scotland from the 11th century, and many monarchs are buried at its abbey.
Wellwood
Village
Wellwood is a small village to the north of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was named after the Wellwoods who used to own coalmines in the area. It has a leisure centre and a golf course.
Crossford
Village
Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.
Crossford is a small village located in West Fife, Scotland. Its population was 2,358 in 2011. It is 1 mile west of the city Dunfermline, east of Cairneyhill, astride the A994.
Garden for Heroes
- Type: Garden
- Categories: recreation area, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.06926° or 56° 4′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.4627° or 3° 27′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C8R3G9P+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 429457403OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shrine of St Margaret and Laird’s Garden.
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