Welcome to Burntisland -  in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland

 
 
Black Five locomotive 45407 at the head of an enthusiasts' special on Burntisland embankment, 24 April 2013. Click on the thumbnail (right) for a closer view of the locomotive (courtesy of Margo Dickson).

    
Heritage Exhibition and Guided Walks 2013
 
Community Council minutes
   
Accommodation
 
Heritage Trails leaflet
  
 EXTERNAL LINKS
(OPEN IN NEW WINDOW)
 
Blue Flag Beach
 
Beacon Centre & Swimming Pool
 
Summer Fairground
 
Highland Games
 
Museum of Communication Exhibition 2013

   

This website had 130,000 visitors
in the year to January 2013.

The Royal Burgh of Burntisland is a coastal resort on the Firth of Forth, and has a population of about 6,000. It is well known to generations of day trippers, who return time and again to enjoy the beach, the Links and the annual summer fairground. The town's role as an industrial centre is now of less importance, following the closure of the aluminium works at the end of November 2002.

The highlight of the summer is the Highland Games in July, which attract around 30,000 visitors to the town. The town has a highly rated 18-hole golf course, a popular bowling green, and a new leisure centre which includes a swimming pool.

Burntisland also has many historic attractions. Among the notable buildings are the Parish Church, which was built between 1592 and 1595, and Rossend Castle, parts of which date from the thirteenth century. The local Heritage Trust holds annual summer exhibitions at the Heritage Centre in the Kirkgate, and also gives guided historical walks. And Scotland's Museum of Communication has annual exhibitions at its base in the High Street.

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