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Crombie

Crombie in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

Close up, Elizabethan postbox, Crombie - geograph.org.uk - 5407635

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Best time of year
Summer

About

Crombie is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Crombie is a village in the civil parish of Torryburn, in southwest Fife, Scotland. The village is on the A985 road 3 miles (5 km) west of Dunfermline and is to the south of Cairneyhill, and north-west of Charlestown. On the southern side of the village is Defence Munitions Crombie, a military munitions depot and pier on the upper Firth of Forth.

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Background

History

The former parish of Crombie was united with Torryburn in 1622. Parts of the old church date to the 13th century. In the late 18th century, two homes were erected at Crombie Point, by the Forth. These are now Category C and Category B listed. In the First World War, an anti-aircraft battery was erected at Crombie. A wooden church was built in Crombie in the 1920s by the Admiralty. Crombie Primary School was built in 1925.

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Coordinates
56.0490, -3.5283

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Where is Crombie?
Crombie is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.0490°, -3.5283°.