Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Kilconquhar
Also known as: Cill Dúnchad
Kilconquhar in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Kilconquhar is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kilconquhar ( , locally also kih-NYUKH-ər) is a village and parish in Fife in Scotland. It includes the small hamlet of Barnyards. It is bounded by the parishes of Elie, Ceres, Cameron, St Monans, Carnbee, Newburn and Largo. It is approximately 9 miles from north to south. Much of the land is agricultural or wooded. The village itself is situated inland, north of Kilconquhar Loch. Also in the civil parish are Colinsburgh and Largoward, the latter since 1860 being a separate ecclesiastical parish. The coastal village and royal burgh of Earlsferry was formerly in the parish, but in 1891 the burgh and that part of the parish south of the (now disused) Fife Coast Railway line and Cocklemill Burn was transferred to the parish of Elie.
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Background
History
The name, first recorded in the 12th century as Kilconcat, comes from the Gaelic cill Dhúnchadha, meaning "church of (Saint) Dúnchad". The reference may be to Dúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad, an 8th-century abbot of Iona. Alternatively, the second element may be Chonchaidh, referring to an otherwise unknown saint by the name Conchad. There was another castle in the parish called Rires or Reres, belonging to the Forbes family. Margaret Beaton, Lady Reres, was a companion of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her husband Arthur Forbes was involved in the assassination of John Wood. The ruins of the castle were demolished and cleared away in the 19th century. In the 18th century the village was noted as a…
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- Coordinates
- 56.2000, -2.8167
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY9 1ER
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
Sources
- wikidata: Q3815177 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kilconquhar (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kilconquhar?
- Kilconquhar is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.2000°, -2.8167°.
- Is Kilconquhar free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Kilconquhar is free.