Kingseat

Halfway House Hotel in the centre of the village

Kingseat is a village in Fife, Scotland, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Dunfermline. It was originally a coal mining village with the first pits sunk in the area in 1800.[1] The name of the village is thought locally to have originated from when the king would visit the area to look out onto the River Forth and to Arthur's Seat.[2]

Amenities

The village has a public park which includes a play area and a football pitch.[3] There is also a Community Leisure Centre,[4] a bowling club,[5] a cattery,[6] and a shop with a post office.[7]

There used to be a hotel in the centre of the village, The Halfway House, but it closed unexpectedly in early 2015.[8]

The village does not have its own primary school and instead falls under the catchment area for Townhill Primary School.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Home". kingseat.info. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Pitcairn, Sheila (2000). History of the Old "Fitpaths"and Streets of Dunfermline, Then and Now, Also Crossford, Halbeath, Rosyth, Townhill & Wellwood. Dunfermline: Pitcairn Publications. p. 449.
  3. ↑ "Kingseat Public Park". www.fifedirect.org.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kingseat Community Leisure Centre". www.fifedirect.org.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kingseat Bowling Club". bowlsclub.org. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lochview Cattery - Home". www.lochviewcattery.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Businesses in Kingseat". www.kingseat.info. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Villagers uncertain over Kingseat hotel’s future". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Townhill Primary School". fifedirect.org.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

Coordinates: 56°41′N 3°24′W / 56.683°N 3.400°W / 56.683; -3.400

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