Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Windygates works well as a base: 5 minutes from East Wemyss, 28km from The Royal Mile.
Windygates is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,890, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Windygates 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 Windygates to your route.
Windygates is a small village and surrounding district in central Fife, Scotland.
The district encompasses the following villages, farms and estates; Wellsgreen Farm, Little Lun Farm, Woodbank Farm, The Maw (a former mining community on the Standing Stane Road), Cameron Farm, Isabella (an abandoned mine), Smithyhill,Read more
Cameron Bridge, Bridgend, Durie Estate, Duniface Farm, Haughmill (a former weaving community), Drumcaldie, The Meetings (confluence of rivers Leven and Ore), Bankhead of Balcurvie Farm, Fernhill, Fernbank (both former farms), Balcurvie village (a former weaving community), Little Balcurvie (now known as the small holdings), Hawthorn Bank, Kennowayburns and Windygates village itself.
Housing demands of the 20th century brought all of these, almost forgotten identities, together into a district now commonly known as Windygates.
Windygates is off the A911, west of its sister village Milton of Balgonie, north of Kirkcaldy on the A915 and south of Kennoway on the A916.
The Windygates Hotel at the village cross was originally a coaching inn, and there were toll gates at the cross until the late 19th century, when the village grew to accommodate the nearby Cameron Bridge distillery.
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Windygates is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 56.1955 latitude, -3.0527 longitude.
Windygates has a population of approximately 1,890 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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