Kirkforthar
Kirkforthar is a farm in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Kirkforthar is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Star Moss, as well as near the forest Lochmuir Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balfarg and Markinch railway station.
Balfarg
Stone
Balfarg is a prehistoric monument complex in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. With the development of Glenrothes new town in the latter half of the 20th Century an adjacent residential area was developed around the complex carrying the same name. Balfarg is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kirkforthar.
Markinch railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mcwesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Markinch railway station is a railway station in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, which serves the Glenrothes, Leslie and Levenmouth areas of Fife. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the main Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line, 33+1⁄4 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley. Markinch railway station is situated 2 miles south of Kirkforthar.
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch
Church
Photo: John Honeyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch is situated 2 miles south of Kirkforthar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Star and Freuchie.
Star
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Star, also known as Star of Markinch ), is a small village in Fife, Scotland. The name of Star derives from the causeway over the Star Moss, a raised bog to the northwest of the village which drains out to land to the north of the village.
Freuchie
Village
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Freuchie is a village in Fife, Scotland, at the foot of the Lomond Hills, and near Falkland. The nearest major town is Glenrothes located 4 miles to the south. Freuchie is situated 1½ miles northwest of Kirkforthar.
Markinch
Town
Photo: Mcwesty, Public domain.
Markinch is both a village and a parish in the heart of Fife, Scotland. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the village has a population of 2,420. The civil parish had a population of 16,530. Markinch is situated 2 miles south of Kirkforthar.
Kirkforthar
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.23184° or 56° 13′ 55″ northLongitude
-3.12741° or 3° 7′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C8R6VJF+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 449711262OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirkforthar Chapel and Star Moss.
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