Historic houses · Central Scotland
Town Hall, St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn
In or near Kirkcaldy.
Town Hall, St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Paul McIlroy — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kinghorn · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Town Hall, St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn 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
Kinghorn Town Hall is a municipal building in St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. The structure, which is used as holiday accommodation for tourists, is a Category B listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first municipal building in Kinghorn was a small Saxon or Norman church, St Leonard's Chapel, which was converted into a town house and prison in the 16th century. Several Covenanters were incarcerated in the building, which was described as "horrible", during the Killing Time in the early 1680s. It served as the regular meeting place of the burgh council and became known as St Leonard's Tower, but was struck by lightning in the early 19th century and was subsequently demolished. The current building was designed by Thomas Hamilton in the Tudor Revival style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1830. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing into St…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0718, -3.1739
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY3 9TL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Established
- 1830
- Nearest railway station
- Kinghorn — 0.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17804497 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kinghorn Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Town Hall, St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn?
- Town Hall, St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY3 9TL).
- What is Town Hall, St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn?
- Town Hall, St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Town Hall, St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn?
- The nearest railway station is Kinghorn, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode KY3 9TL.
- When was Town Hall, St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn built?
- Built or established in 1830.
- How do I get to Town Hall, St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn?
- The nearest railway station is Kinghorn, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY3 9TL.