Burntisland
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 4 ′ N , 3 ° 14 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 6269 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | BURNTISLAND | ||
| ZIP code section | KY3 | ||
| prefix | 01592 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Fife | ||
| British Parliament | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Kirkcaldy | ||
Burntisland is a city in the Scottish council area of Fife . It is located about seven kilometers south-southwest of Kirkcaldy and 14 km east of Dunfermline on the north bank of the Firth of Forth . On the opposite bank, about seven kilometers away, is Edinburgh . In 2011 Burntisland had 6,269 inhabitants.
history
It is said that the Romans under Agricola used the natural harbor of Burntisland as a base around the year 83. In the 12th century a fortress and a church were built near the port. Jacob V made the city a Royal Burgh and expanded the port for military purposes and as a commercial port. First fish and later coal were handled. Between 1786 and 1927 was in the nationally significant distillery The Grange in Burntisland whiskey burned . At the end of the First World War , an aluminum smelter and shipyards settled in Burntisland.
traffic
Burntisland is a few kilometers south of the A9 coast road that connects Edinburgh with Aberdeen , and about ten kilometers east of the M90 from Dunfermline to Perth , which crosses the Firth of Forth as the A90 . In 1850 the world's first train ferry was installed from Granton (now part of Edinburgh) to Burntisland. Burntisland station is now served by First ScotRail on the Fife Circle Line .
Railway station in 1974
Port facilities
annual fair
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ History of the Grange distillery on burntisland.net
- ↑ Entry on the Grange distillery at scotlandsplaces.gov.uk ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
