Kirkcaldy

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human settlement town

Kirkcaldy is a coastal town on the east coast of Scotland, known historically for its linoleum industry and as one of the largest settlements in Fife.

Aliases (1)

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human settlement → town →
birthplaceOf	Adam Smith →
climate	temperate maritime climate →
country	Scotland →
distanceFromEdinburghApprox	11 miles across the Firth of Forth →
governingBody	Fife Council →
grantedRoyalBurghStatusIn	1644 →
hasBoroughStatus	royal burgh →
hasCharacteristic	coastal town → former industrial town →
hasCoastalFeature	sandy bay → sea cliffs nearby →
hasCulturalEvent	Links Market funfair →
hasDialCode	01592 →
hasHarbour	Kirkcaldy Harbour →
hasHistoricIndustry	coal mining → fishing → salt production →
hasIceHockeyTeam	Fife Flyers →
hasMuseum	Kirkcaldy Galleries →
hasParishChurch	Kirkcaldy Old Kirk →
hasPopulationApprox	50000 →
hasPostcodeArea	KY →
hasRoadConnection	A92 road → A921 road →
hasSecondarySchool	Balwearie High School → Kirkcaldy High School → St Andrew’s High School, Kirkcaldy →
hasSportsTeam	Raith Rovers F.C. →
isOneOf	largest settlements in Fife →
knownFor	annual Links Market → linoleum industry → seafront esplanade → textile manufacturing →
locatedIn	Fife →
locatedInTimeZone	UTC±0 →
locatedOn	Firth of Forth → east coast of Scotland →
nickname	Lang Toun →
observesDaylightSavingTimeZone	UTC+1 →
partOf	council area of Fife → historic county of Fife →
postalTown	Kirkcaldy →
region	Central Lowlands of Scotland →
representedInParliament	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency) →
representedInScottishParliament	Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency) →
servedByRailwayStation	Kirkcaldy railway station →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aberdour railway station → Dunfermline Queen Margaret railway station → Lochgelly railway station →	connectsTo
Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency) → Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath →	containsTown
Glenrothes → Kinghorn →	hasNeighbouringSettlement
Fife → Kingdom of Fife →	hasTown
High Court of Justiciary → Kirkcaldy railway station →	locatedIn
Burntisland → Markinch →	locatedNear
Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency) → Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath →	namedAfter
Fife Circle Line → Kirkcaldy railway station →	serves
Raith Rovers F.C. ("Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland") →	basedIn
Adam Smith ("Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland") →	birthPlace
Fife Circle services →	connects
Scottish rail network →	connectsCity
Central Lowlands of Scotland →	contains
Lothian and Fife →	containsCity
Dunfermline and West Fife →	createdFrom
Raith Rovers F.C. →	groundLocation
Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency) →	hasCapitalTown
Firth of Forth →	hasMajorTownOnShore
Leven →	hasNearbySettlement
Lochgelly →	hasNearbyTown
Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region →	hasPopulationCentre
Lochgelly →	locatedBetween
Raith Rovers F.C. →	location
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath →	mainSettlement
Methil →	near
A92 road →	passesNear
Fife Coastal Path →	passesThrough
Robert Adam →	placeOfBirth
Kirkcaldy →	postalTown
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath →	previousConstituency