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Forth Bridge
UNESCO-listed Victorian cantilever railway bridge spanning the Firth of Forth, a masterwork of 19th-century engineering in 54,000 tonnes of steel.
9 km · about 20 min drive
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Crossgates works well as a base: 5 minutes from Cowdenbeath, 10km from Queensferry Crossing.
Crossgates is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 2,530, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Crossgates sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Crossgates to your route.
Crossgates is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is located close to the junction of the M90 and A92, about two miles east of Dunfermline and a similar distance south west of Cowdenbeath. The village name means 'crossroads': it is situated at the point where the main Dunfermline-Kirkcaldy road crosses the old Great NorthRead more
Road from Inverkeithing to Perth.
According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 2,458.
Crossgates has a long history of mining, both deep and opencast. In 2008 ATH Resources opened an opencast mine at Muir Dean to the south of the village, with the intention of removing 2,000,000 tons of coal. Planning permission for the mine was initially refused by Fife Council but the decision was later overturned by the Scottish Government. In April 2011, an application for an extension to the Muir Dean mine was lodged by ATH Resources to extend the surface mine to the south, which was granted. ATH Resources went into administration, leaving an ecological disaster with an uncertain future at the time. The majority of reparation works have now been completed, with the former mine infilled, and the landscape returned to farmland.
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Crossgates is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 56.0837 latitude, -3.3771 longitude.
Crossgates has a population of approximately 2,530 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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landmark
UNESCO-listed Victorian cantilever railway bridge spanning the Firth of Forth, a masterwork of 19th-century engineering in 54,000 tonnes of steel.
9 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Scotland's national motorsport centre, a compact but thrilling circuit with sharp elevation changes near Dunfermline.
10 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
A waterfront biker cafe in South Queensferry beneath the iconic Forth bridges, offering stunning views and a warm welcome to riders.
10 km · about 20 min drive
bridge
The world's longest three-tower cable-stayed bridge, opened in 2017, carrying the M90 high over the Firth of Forth alongside its famous Victorian and 1960s neighbours: three centuries of bridges in one view.
10 km · about 20 min drive
photogenic
Scotland's most complete 17th-century burgh: ochre-coloured Culross Palace, cobbled wynds and white-harled cottages on the Firth of Forth, preserved by the National Trust. Doubles as Cranesmuir in Outlander.
16 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Scotland's capital zoo home to the UK's only giant pandas and over 1,000 rare and endangered animals.
17 km · about 20 min drive
museum
A stunning Victorian and modern building housing diverse collections from Scottish history to world cultures and natural science.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Dramatic fortress perched atop Castle Rock, dominating the Edinburgh skyline for over 900 years.
19 km · about 20 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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