Inverkeithing
Located in Fife, Scotland Coordinates: 56°01′59″ N 3°23′44″ W
- Population
- 5,220
- 5.2K
- Elevation
- 20 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Inverkeithing
Inverkeithing is a town. Location: Fife, Scotland. Population: 5,220. Elevation: 20 m.
Inverkeithing ( ; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Chèitinn) is a coastal town, parish and historic Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, 9+1⁄2 mi (15.5 km) northwest of Edinburgh city centre and 3+1⁄2 mi (5.5 km) south of Dunfermline. Inverkeithing became an important centre of trade during the Middle Ages and was granted Royal burgh status by 1159. It was the meeting place of the Parliament of Scotland in 1354 and the Convention of Royal Burghs from 1487 to 1552.
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In comparison
- No. 15 of 66 places in Fife by population
- Nearest larger town: Rosyth, 3 km W
- 59 sights and natural places within 10 km Hillfield Crescent, Inner bay
Airports nearest to Inverkeithing
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 9 km
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 52 km
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 67 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hillfield Crescent Mountain, Fife0.6 km W
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Inner bay Natural site, Fife1 km S
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Castland Hill Mountain, Fife1.4 km W
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Letham Hill Mountain, Fife1.6 km E
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Inch Garvie Island, Edinburgh3.6 km S -
Ferry Hills Mountain, Fife1.9 km S
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Inverkeithing Bay Natural site, Scotland1.5 km SE
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Rosyth Castle Historic site, Fife2.5 km SW
Other cities and towns in Fife
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Glenrothes City, Fife23 km NE -
Kelty Town, Fife11 km N -
Cowdenbeath Town, Fife9.4 km N
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Lochgelly Town, Fife12 km NE -
Burntisland Town, Fife10 km E
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Kirkcaldy Town, Fife17 km NE
Sources & licences
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