Loch Ore
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.Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: reservoir in Fife, Scotland, UK, on the River Ore
- Also known as: “Loch Oir” and “Lochore Meadows Country Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lochore Castle and Benarty Hill.
Lochore Castle
Ruins
Photo: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain.
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. Lochore Castle is situated 3,400 feet east of Loch Ore.
Benarty Hill
Peak
Photo: Viewfinder, Public domain.
Benarty Hill, locally simply Benarty, rises above and to the west of Ballingry, in the west of Fife, Scotland. The summit ridge, known as Mulla Craig, forms the boundary with Perth and Kinross.
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 1½ miles southeast of Loch Ore.
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.
Loch Ore
- Categories: reservoir and recreation area
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.14873° or 56° 8′ 55″ northLongitude
-3.34589° or 3° 20′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C8R4MX3+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 725943406OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q1992114
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Venetian—“Loch Ore” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Loch Ore”
- French: “loch Ore”
- French: “Loch Ore”
- German: “Loch Ore”
- Irish: “Loch Odhar”
- Irish: “Loch Oir”
- Italian: “Loch Ore”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Ore”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Odhar”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Oir”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Ore”
- Venetian: “Loch Ore”
- “Loch Oir”
- “Loch Ore”
- “Loch Ore - Loch Oir”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapel Wood and Quarry Wood.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Willie Clarke Centre and Lochore Meadows Visitor Centre.
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