Windygates
| Windygates | |||
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 12 ′ N , 3 ° 3 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 1645 (2001) | ||
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| Post town | LEVEN | ||
| ZIP code section | KY8 | ||
| prefix | 01333 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Fife | ||
| British Parliament | Glenrothes | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Mid Fife and Glenrothes | ||
Windygates is a village in the Scottish Council Area Fife north of the River Leven . It is six kilometers east of Glenrothes and 25 kilometers north-northeast of Edinburgh . In 2001 the population was 1,645. Windygates was once a major waypoint on the route between North Fife and the ferry across the Firth of Forth . Today the A916 coming from Cupar runs through the village. The A915 ( St Andrews - Kirkcaldy ) passes directly to the south and the A911 coming from Milnathort ends .
With the Cameronbridge distillery, which has been active since 1824 , the international Diageo group operates one of the largest whiskey distilleries in Scotland in Windygates .
Street in Windygates
Cameronbridge Distillery
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on the Cameronbridge distillery at whiskiesofscotland.com
Web links
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