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 the mid 1800s.[2] The name of the village is thought locally to have originated from when the king would visit the area[3] to look out onto the River Forth and to Arthur's Seat.[4]
| Kingseat | |
|---|---|
 Halfway House Hotel in the centre of the village | |
  Kingseat Location within Fife | |
| Population | 860 (2022)[1] |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Amenities
editThe village has a public park which includes a play area and a football pitch.[5] There is also a Community Leisure Centre,[6] a bowling club,[7] a cattery, and formerly a shop with a post office.[8]
There used to be a hotel in the centre of the village, The Halfway House, but it closed unexpectedly in early 2015.[9] The building was demolished in November 2020.[10]
The village does not have its own primary school and instead falls under the catchment area for Townhill Primary School.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Home". kingseat.info. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Fife Place-name Data :: Kingseat". fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kingseat Public Park". www.fifedirect.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Kingseat Community Leisure Centre". www.fifedirect.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Kingseat Bowling Club". bowlsclub.org. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Businesses in Kingseat". www.kingseat.info. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Villagers uncertain over Kingseat hotel's future". Dunfermline Press. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "End of an era as hotel comes down". Dunfermline Press. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Townhill Primary School". fifedirect.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.