Lucklawhill
| Lucklawhill | |
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  Lucklawhill | |
| Lucklawhill shown within Fife | |
| OS grid reference | NO4275222094 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KIRKCALDY |
| Postcode district | KY16 |
| Dialling code | 01334 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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| Scottish Parliament | |
Lucklawhill is a hamlet one mile (1.6 km) northwest of the village of Balmullo in Fife, Scotland. Historically, Lucklawhill belonged to the Logie parish.[1]
Lucklaw Hill, 190 metres (620 ft) above sea level, marks the eastern extremity of the Ochil Hills. The hill is composed of feldspar porphyry, its summit of compacted feldspar.[1] Late 18th and early 19th century authors wrote that Lucklaw Hill was an ancient hunting park belonging to the Kings of Scotland.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 Westwood's Parochial Directory for the Counties of Fife and Kinross. 1862. pp. 166-167.
- ↑ The Traveller's guide through Scotland, and its islands, Volume 2. 1814. John Thomson and Company, Edinburgh. p. 51.
- ↑ The Scots magazine vol. 59. p. 896.
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