Loch Gelly
Loch Gelly is a small loch in Fife, Scotland lying approximately 1.5 km to the south east of the town of Lochgelly which itself is named after the loch.Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lochgelly railway station and Cardenden railway station.
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.
Cardenden railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardenden railway station is a railway station in Cardenden, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 27 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly.
Cowdenbeath
Town
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowdenbeath is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is 5 miles north-east of Dunfermline and 18 miles north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890.
Lochgelly
Town
Photo: AllyD, Public domain.
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.
Cardenden
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardenden is a Scottish town located on the south bank of the River Ore in the parish of Auchterderran, Fife. It is approximately four miles northwest of Kirkcaldy.
Loch Gelly
- Type: Lake
- Description: small lake in Fife, Scotland, UK, outflows east to Gelly Burn
- Category: body of water
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.1182° or 56° 7′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.2849° or 3° 17′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C8R4P98+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 8114970OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeWikidata ID
Q15242584
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Scottish Gaelic—“Loch Gelly” goes by many names.
- German: “Loch Gelly”
- Irish: “Loch Geallaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Geallaidh”
- “Loch Geallaidh”
- “Loch Gelly”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Easter Lochhead and Colvin’s Knowe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch Gelly Boulder and Lochside Plantation.
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