Inverkeithing
Sign in to saveInverkeithing ( ; ) is a coastal town, parish and historic Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, northwest of Edinburgh city centre and south of Dunfermline.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Inverkeithing
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Inbhir Chèitinn
- UK place.local_name
- Nickname: Divit
- UK place.scots_name
- Innerkethyn
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NT130829
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Fife
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Fife
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dunfermline and West Fife
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Cowdenbeath
- UK place.post_town
- Inverkeithing
- UK place.postcode_district
- KY11
- UK place.postcode_area
- KY
- UK place.dial_code
- 01383
- UK place.edinburgh_distance
- S
- UK place.static_image_name
- From top left: Friary, Mercat Cross, Thomson's House, view of town, St. Peter's Church, beach on coastal path.Burgh Arms of Inverkeithing
- UK place.map_type
- nomap
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Article
37 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- History
- Prehistory
- Ancient origins
- Medieval Inverkeithing (12th to 16th century)
- Early Modern Inverkeithing (17th to mid-18th century)
- Industrial Inverkeithing (mid 18th to 19th century)
- Modern Inverkeithing (20th Century onwards)
- Places of interest
- Inverkeithing Friary and Gardens
- Inverkeithing Mercat Cross
- Inverkeithing Town House
- St. Peter's Church
- Fordell's Lodging
- Thomson's House
- Other historic buildings
- Other landmarks
- Local community
- Sport
- Governance
- Transport
- Filming location
- Notable residents
- Royalty, nobility and religion
- Military
- Politics
- Science and exploration
- Film, TV, literature and music
- Sport
- Miscellaneous
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
- Tourist visitor sites
- Community sites
Inverkeithing ( ; ) is a coastal town, parish and historic Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, northwest of Edinburgh city centre and south of Dunfermline.
Inverkeithing became an important centre of trade and pilgrimage during the Middle Ages and was granted Royal burgh status by 1161. It was the meeting place of the Parliament of Scotland in 1354 and the Convention of Royal Burghs from 1487 to 1552. The town witnessed the Battle of Inverkeithing in 1651, a conflict in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Following the Industrial Revolution, Inverkeithing developed industries including quarrying, ship breaking and paper milling.