Part of Burntisland Shale Oil Works

Part of Burntisland Shale Oil Works is a ruins in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Access is restricted and requires permission. Part of Burntisland Shale Oil Works is situated nearby to Dodhead Golf Course, as well as near the grassland Practice Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Binnend and Burntisland railway station.

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 1,300 feet west of Part of Burntisland Shale Oil Works.

Burntisland railway station

Railway station

Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burntisland railway station is a railway station in the town of Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line. Burntisland railway station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Part of Burntisland Shale Oil Works.

Burntisland Parish Church

Church

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burntisland Parish Church is a church building in the Fife burgh of Burntisland, constructed for the Church of Scotland in 1592. It is historically important as one of the first churches built in Scotland after the Reformation, with a highly distinctive and apparently original square plan. Burntisland Parish Church is situated 1 mile southwest of Part of Burntisland Shale Oil Works.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burntisland and Kinghorn.

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 1½ miles east of Part of Burntisland Shale Oil Works.

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. Auchtertool is situated 2½ miles northwest of Part of Burntisland Shale Oil Works.

Part of Burntisland Shale Oil Works

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.07104° or 56° 4′ 16″ north

Longitude

-3.21567° or 3° 12′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C8R3QCM+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 481615555

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dodhead Golf Course and Practice Area.

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