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Inverkeithing Town House
Inverkeithing Town House is a municipal building in the Townhall Street, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a base by members of the local community council, is a Category A listed building.
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Inverkeithing Parish Church
Inverkeithing Parish Church of St Peters, also known as Forthview Parish Church Inverkeithing, is a category B listed church of the Church of Scotland, in the town of Inverkeithing, Fife.
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Thomson's House
Thomson's House, built in 1617, is a traditional burgh town house located on Bank Street, Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. A pre-eminent and example of its type, the house is category A listed by Historic Scotland.
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Fordell's Lodging
Fordell's Lodging is a baronial townhouse built between 1666 and 1671 in Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. It was awarded category A listed status by Historic Scotland in 1972.
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Inverkeithing
Inverkeithing ( ; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Chèitinn) is a coastal town, parish and historic Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, 9+1⁄2 miles (15.5 kilometres) northwest of Edinburgh city centre and 3+1⁄2 mi (5.5 km) south of Dunfermline.
A town of ancient origin, Inverkeithing became an important centre of trade and pilgrimage during the Middle Ages. Inverkeithing was granted Royal burgh status by 1161 and 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 distilling, ship breaking and quarrying.
Inverkeithing town centre is a conservation area following a medieval town plan, home to 55 listed buildings including the best-preserved medieval friary in Scotland and one of the finest examples of a medieval Mercat Cross. The town's annual highland games and Lammas fair are among the oldest in Scotland. Inverkeithing lies on the Fife Coastal Path, one of Scotland's Great Trails, and the Fife Pilgrim Way.
Inverkeithing railway station is a main stop for trains running over the nearby Forth Rail Bridge, and the town is home to the Ferrytoll Park & Ride. Around half of Inverkeithing's workers commute to Edinburgh city centre or Dunfermline (2024). The town has a population of 4,820 (2020) and the civil parish has a population of 8,878 (2022).