Lochore Castle
Lochore Castle is a ruined 14th-century tower house, about 3 miles south east of Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland, and south of Lochore, east of Loch Ore, in Lochore Country Park.Photo: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch Ore and Lochgelly railway station.
Loch Ore
Park
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Ore is a loch situated in Fife, Scotland. It forms the core of Lochore Meadows Country Park. It is used mainly for leisure purposes, especially yachting, although the uneven depth can make speed boating problematic. Loch Ore is situated 3,400 feet west of Lochore Castle.
Lochgelly railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochgelly railway station is a railway station in Lochgelly, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 25 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley. Lochgelly railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of Lochore Castle.
Lochgelly High School
School
Lochgelly High School is a non-denominational secondary school located in Lochgelly, Fife. The school's catchment area covers Lochgelly and the surrounding towns and villages of Ballingry, Cardenden, Crosshill, Glencraig and Lochore. Lochgelly High School is situated 1 mile southeast of Lochore Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glencraig and Crosshill.
Glencraig
Village
Glencraig is a very small former mining village in Scotland, situated in the Benarty area of Fife, between Crosshill and Lochgelly. The village's population has decreased significantly since the decline of the coal-mining industry during the 1970s and 1980s.
Crosshill
Village
Photo: edward mcmaihin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosshill is a village in Fife, Scotland, situated just south of Lochore and east of Loch Ore.
Lochore
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochore is a former mining village in Fife, Scotland. It takes its name from the nearby Loch Ore. It is largely joined to the adjacent villages of Ballingry to the north and Crosshill to the south.
Lochore Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.14842° or 56° 8′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.329° or 3° 19′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C8R4MXC+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 637599925OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q17792998
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In Other Languages
“Lochore Castle” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Lochore Kalesi”
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Highlights include Garry Park Wood and King George’s Field.
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