Towns & cities · Central Scotland
Kinglassie
Also known as: Cill Ghlasain
Kinglassie — village in Fife, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cardenden · 3.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kinglassie is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,900 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Fife, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.1667°, -3.2333°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kinglassie (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Ghlasain or Cill Ghlaise) is a small village and parish in central Fife, Scotland. It is located two miles southwest of Glenrothes. It has a population of around 1,900 (2020) The civil parish has a population of 22,543 (in 2011). The village lies to the north of the Lochty Burn, two miles (3.2 km) southwest of Glenrothes in Fife, and two miles southeast of Perth and Kinross district. For many years, it was a weaving village, but in the 19th and 20th centuries it developed as a mining town.
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Background
History
The name of the village derives from Scottish Gaelic, although the exact meaning is obscure. The name was first recorded as "Kilglassin" in 1127. The first element, kil, is from the Gaelic, cill, meaning monk's cell or church, though gradually gave way to kin or ceann, meaning head or end, by the 13th century. The element 'glassie' may refer to the Irish saint Glaisne (also commemorated in an Irish townland with the same Gaelic name: Kinglassan~Cill Ghlasáin), or may refer to the word glas meaning 'burn', either as glasain "place of the burn" or glaise, simply "of the burn". Taken together this gives "St Glaisne's Church" or "Church of the Burn" as possible meanings. It is certainly common…
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- Coordinates
- 56.1667, -3.2333
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY5 0UN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
- Population
- 1,900
- Nearest railway station
- Cardenden — 3.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q648600 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kinglassie (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kinglassie?
- Kinglassie is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY5 0UN).
- Is Kinglassie free to visit?
- Yes, Kinglassie is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kinglassie?
- The nearest railway station is Cardenden, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY5 0UN.