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Charlestown railway station (ER)
Charlestown (ER) railway station served the town of Charlestown, Fife, Scotland from 1833 to 1863 on the Elgin Railway.
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Charlestown, Fife
Charlestown (also known as Charlestown-on-Forth) is a village in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, south-east of Crombie and around 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Limekilns, and 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Dunfermline. The village is known for its historic 18th century lime kilns and its Georgian planned housing.
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Charlestown (KL) railway station
Charlestown railway station served the town of Charlestown, Fife, Scotland from 1894 to 1926 on the Kincardine Line.
1.4 km
Broomhall House
Broomhall House is the family seat of the Earls of Elgin, three miles (4.8 kilometres) south-west of Dunfermline, sitting above the village of Limekilns and near the village of Charlestown, in Fife, Scotland. The building was designated as a Category A listed building in 1971.
1.6 km
DM Crombie
Defence Munitions Crombie is a military munitions depot on the upper Firth of Forth in West Fife, Scotland. The depot is located on the north shore of the river, south of the village of Crombie and west of Charlestown. The site commenced operations in 1916. It was formerly known as RNAD Crombie and DMC Crombie. It is now operated as part of the UK's Defence Storage and Distribution Agency.
The depot has two jetties and a deep water channel allowing Royal Navy warships and Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment vessels to moor for resupply.
The US Navy operates a cooperative security location (CSL) at the depot which provides logistical capabilities in support of US Navy and allied forces operating in northern Europe. The CSL is administered by Naval Supply Systems Command's Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella, based at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy.