Jamestown, Fife

Jamestown is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland, on the south side of Inverkeithing's Inner Bay. The nearby Jamestown Viaduct carries the Fife Circle Line over the hamlet, and the M90 passes by to the west. Jamestown takes its name from James Reid, who converted the 19th century chemical works situated here into dwellings. In the 1850s, the Ordnance Survey described it as "a cluster of cottage houses occupied by workmen employed in the different quarries in the neighbourhood". Jamestown's prominent Naval Base Mansions were built in 1909 to house labourers from the dockyard at Rosyth. The building is B-listed, and is now used as a furniture store. There was formerly a Roman Catholic chapel in Jamestown, built to serve the many Irish dockworkers who came to the area. Opened in 1913 and dedicated to St Peter in Chains, it was replaced by a new church in Inverkeithing in 1977. The area's Irish heritage is referenced in the name of Shamrock Terrace, a block of tenements at the bottom of Ferryhills Road.

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Ferrytoll Park and Ride

Ferrytoll Park and Ride is a bus park and ride scheme for Edinburgh and Fife located in Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. The park and ride is situated near the Forth Road Bridge, is adjacent to the M90 at Ferrytoll interchange, and has over 1000 parking spaces.

Inverkeithing Friary

Inverkeithing Friary, formally known as the Hospitium of the Grey Friars, is a 14th-century friary building and gardens located Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland. The surviving friary building is considered to be the finest remaining example of a medieval friary building in Scotland. The building was restored in the 1930s and is now a Category A listed historic site by Historic Environment Scotland. The building now features as a focal point on the Fife Pilgrim Way, a long-distance footpath commemorating the journey of pilgrims through Fife during the medieval era. It is now used as a community centre.

Inverkeithing Harbour

Inverkeithing Harbour is a harbour on Inverkeithing Bay, located in Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. Originally built before 1587, the present harbour was constructed in the late 18th century. The harbour is category B listed by Historic Scotland.

St Margaret's Marsh

St Margaret's Marsh is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth between North Queensferry and Rosyth in Fife, Scotland .