Cowdenbeath (i/ˌkaʊdənˈbiːθ/; Scots: Coudenbeith) 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. According to a 2008 estimate, the town has a population of 11,640.
Population: 11,350
Latitude: 56° 06' 42.98" N
Longitude: -3° 20' 39.34" W
The Glasshouse hotel in Edinburgh opened in June 2003 and is located on Greenside Place, next to the Playhouse Theatre. The hotel is on the edge of Edinburgh's New Town build into the 160 year old façade of Lady Glenorchy Church. The hotel has 77 be…
St Serf's Inch or St Serf's Island is an island in Loch Leven, in south-eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
The Scottish Poetry Library was founded in 1984 by the poet Tessa Ransford. It originally had two staff members, including Scottish poet, Tom Hubbard, and 300 books, but has since expanded considerably to containing 30,000 items of Scottish and inte…
Rossend Castle is a historic building in Burntisland, a town on the south coast of Fife, Scotland.
RAF Balado Bridge, Tayside, Scotland is located 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Kinross,
Platinum Point is a development by Gregor Shore Limited in the Western Harbour area of Newhaven near Edinburgh, Scotland. It formed part of a large scale redevelopment of the Leith docklands by Forth Ports, named Edinburgh Forthside. The development…
Parkhead is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south-west of the Water of Leith. It is one of the smaller Wards in the Edinburgh City Council.
Parkgrove is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Approximately 4 miles north-west of Edinburgh city centre.
Loch Ore is a loch situated in Fife, Scotland. It forms the core of Lochore Meadows Country Park.
The John Watson's Institution was a school established in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1762. It was based in the building which is now the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
Situated in the Fife village of Freuchie (56°14′52″N 3°9′22″W), Scotland, the Club was formed in 1908, and with some disruption in the war years, has been going strong ever since. The cricket club plays a large role in village community life.
Fife Opera is a semi-professional grand opera company dating back to 1975, and based in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. It has produced over 40 full-scale productions since its inception.
Scotland Street Station was a railway station which stood in a cutting at the north end of Scotland Street, in Edinburgh, Scotland. First opened as Canonmills by the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway, Scotland Street stood at the southern end of…
The Edinburgh Astronomical Institution was founded in 1811 and wound up in 1847. It was instrumental in the foundation of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh in 1822. The Institution raised funds, mostly by member subscription, to create three departme…
Drum Brae is the name of a suburb of west Edinburgh, Scotland generally considered to be part of the neighbouring larger areas of Corstorphine and Clermiston.
Dalgety Bay railway station serves the town of Dalgety Bay in Fife, Scotland. Lying on the Fife Circle and Edinburgh to Aberdeen lines, it is managed by ScotRail.
Curriehill (Scots: Curriehull, Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc a' Churraich) is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Currie Community High School is a six-year comprehensive school serving the south-west of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school roll currently stands at 982 of whom 20% attend as a result of parental placing requests. The school's feeder prima…