Pitkinnie

Places of Interest Nearby

Auchtertool Parish Church

Church

Photo: Stewart Glasson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auchtertool Parish Church is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Pitkinnie.

Knockdavie Castle

Ruins

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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 1 mile south of Pitkinnie.

Hallyards Castle

Ruins

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hallyards Castle, located to the north-west of the village of Auchtertool, is reputed to have been a hunting seat of Malcolm Canmore. With the establishment of the Roman Church, Halyards became the local residence of the Bishops of Dunkeld; it remained so until the first lay proprietor took possession in 1539. Hallyards Castle is situated 1 mile north of Pitkinnie.

Places in the Area

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.

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.

Lochgelly

Town

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Lochgelly is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is located between Lochs Ore and Gelly to the north-west and south-east respectively. It is separated from Cowdenbeath by the village of Lumphinnans. Lochgelly is situated 3 miles northwest of Pitkinnie.

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