Beaches · Scottish Highlands
Kinghorn
Also known as: Ceann Gronn
Kinghorn in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kinghorn 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
Kinghorn ( ; Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Gronna) 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. Known as the place where King Alexander III of Scotland died, it lies on the A921 road and the Fife Coastal Path. Kinghorn railway station is on the Edinburgh to Aberdeen and Fife Circle railway lines. Kinghorn only has a primary school, so high school pupils must travel by bus to Balwearie High School in Kirkcaldy. The neighbouring parish of Burntisland was in the past referred to as Little Kinghorn or Wester Kinghorn. Kinghorn Lifeboat Station is one of Scotland's busiest – regularly getting called out to all sorts of emergencies in the Firth. Currently stationed at Kinghorn is an Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat, B-836 "Tommy Niven". The civil parish has a population of 4,201 (in 2011). According to the 2008 population estimate, the town has a population of 2,930.
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Background
History
The meaning of the name Kinghorn (or Kingorn , with stress on the latter syllable, as it was pronounced locally until at least the early 20th century) comes . Early Christian activity in the area is strongly suggested by the nearby place name Ecclesmaline, later Legsmalee. This seemingly derives from Pictish *egles + personal name [?] Màillidh, giving a meaning of ‘the church of (St) *Maillidh’. What comprises the modern parish of Kinghorn was originally known as Kinghorn Easter or Magna, in contrast to Kinghorn Wester or Minor, which is now Burntisland. The settlement around this church was created a royal burgh sometime in the twelfth century, and by the fourteenth century it was the seat…
Architecture
]] The town contains a number of 18th-century houses in the Scots vernacular style, but the integrity of the streetscapes are seriously compromised by the "town planning" of the 1960s and 70s, which failed to respect the original character and form.
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- Coordinates
- 56.0700, -3.1700
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY3 9SX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kinghorn?
- Kinghorn is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY3 9SX).
- Is Kinghorn free to visit?
- Yes, Kinghorn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kinghorn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY3 9SX. It sits within the Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency.