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14-September-2008 12:50:33 - Fife This article is about the area in Scotland. For other uses, see Fife disambiguation. Fifeshire redirects here. For the radio station in New Zealand, see Fifeshire FM. Fife Council Fìobh Location Geography Area Ranked 13th - Total 1,325 km² - % Water 1% Admin HQ Glenrothes ISO 3166-2 GB-FIF ONS code 00QR Demographics Population Ranked 3rd - Total 2007 360,500 - Density 272 / km² Politics Fife Council http://www.fife.gov.uk/ Control Scottish National Party/Liberal Democrat MPs Gordon Brown Sir Menzies Campbell QC Willie Rennie one seat vacant: Glenrothes MSPs Scott Barrie Helen Eadie Marilyn Livingstone Tricia Marwick Iain Smith Jim Tolson Fife Gaelic: Fìobha is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. It was originally one of the Pictish kingdoms, known as Fib, and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife within Scotland. It is a lieutenancy area, and was a county of Scotland until 1975. It was very occasionally known by the anglification Fifeshire in old documents and maps compiled by English cartographers and authors. A person from Fife is known as a Fifer. From 1975 to 1996 Fife was a local government region divided into three districts - Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and North-East Fife. Since 1996 the functions of the district councils have been exercised by the unitary Fife Council. Fife is Scotland's third largest local authority area by population. It has a resident population of just under 360,000, almost a third of whom live in the three principal towns of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes. Dunfermline has Fife's largest population of over 78,000. The historical town of St Andrews is located on the east coast of Fife. It is well known for one of the most ancient universities in Europe, and as the home of golf. Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Towns and villages 4 Places of interest 5 Notable Fifers 6 Sports 7 Council political composition 8 Media 9 Trivia 10 References 11 External links 12 See also History Popularly known as 'The Kingdom of Fife', legend has it that upon the death of Cruithne, the Pictish realm - known collectively as 'Pictavia' - was divided into seven sub-kingdoms or provinces, one of which became Fife. The name is recorded as Fib in 1150 and Fif in 1165. It was often associated with Fothriff. Fife, bounded to the north by the Firth of Tay and to the south by the Firth of Forth, is a natural peninsula whose political boundaries have changed little over the ages. King James VI of Scotland described Fife as a 'beggar's mantle fringed with gold' - the golden fringe being the coast and its chain of little ports with their thriving fishing fleets and rich trading links with the Low Countries, ironic given the much later development of farming on some of Scotland's richest soil and the minerals, notably coal, underneath. Wool,linen, coal and salt were all traded. Salt pans heated by local coal were a feature of the Fife coast in the past.The distinctive red clay pan tiles seen on many old buildings in Fife arrived as ballast on trading boats and replaced the previously thatched roofs. In 1598 King James VI employed a group of 12 men from fife, who became known as the Fife adventurers to colonise the Isle of Lewis in an attempt to begin the civilisation and anglicisation of the region. This endeavour lasted until 1609 when the colonists, having been opposed by the native population, were bought out by Coinneach, the clan chief of the MacKenzies. Historically, there was much heavy industry in the century or so following the Victorian engineering triumphs of the Forth and Tay rail bridges, The Fife coalfields were developed around Kirkcaldy and the west of Fife reaching far out under the Firth of Forth. Shipbuilding was famous at Methil and Rosyth. The world centre for linoleum production was in Kirkcaldy where it is still produced, and flax grown in Fife was transformed into linen locally too. Post-war Fife saw the development of Scotland's second new town, Glenrothes. Originally to be based around a coal mine the town eventually attracted a high number of modern Silicon Glen companies to the region. Fife Council also centered their operations in Glenrothes. There are many notable historical buildings to be seen in Fife, some of which are managed by the National Trust for Scotland or Heritage Scotland. They include Dunfermline abbey last resting place of Scottish Royalty, the Palace in Culross, Ravenscraig Castle in Kirkcaldy, Dysart Harbour area, Balgonie Castle near Coaltown of Balgonie, Falkland Palace hunting palace of the Scottish Kings, Kellie Castle near Pittenweem, Hill of Tarvit a historical house, St Andrews Castle with a gruesome bottle dungeon, St Andrews Cathedral and St Rules' Tower. Geography Please help improve this section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. June 2008 Fife is a peninsula in eastern Scotland bordered on the north by the Firth of Tay, on the east by the North Sea and the Firth of Forth to the south. The route to the west is partially blocked by the mass of the Ochil Hills. Almost all traffic into and out of Fife has to pass over one of three bridges, south on The Forth Road Bridge, west on the Kincardine Bridge or north east via The Tay Road Bridge, the exception being traffic headed north on the M90. Tolls were abolished on the Tay Road Bridge and Forth Road Bridge on 11 February 2008 There are a number of extinct volcanic features, such as the Lomond Hills which rise above rolling farmland, and Largo Law, a volcanic plug in the east. At 522 m or 1713 feet, the West Lomond is the highest point in Fife. The coast has many fine but small harbours, from the industrial docks in Burntisland and Rosyth to the fishing villages of the East Neuk such as Anstruther and Pittenweem. The large area of flat land to the north of the Lomond Hills, through which the River Eden flows, is known as the Howe of Fife. Looking across the farmland of North East Fife to the distant Lomond Hills Looking across the farmland of North East Fife to the distant Lomond Hills North of the Lomond Hills can be found many villages and small towns in a primarily agricultural landscape. The areas in the south and west of Fife, including the towns of Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy and the Levenmouth region are much more lightly industrial and densely populated. The only area which could claim to be heavy industry is that of Rosyth, around the naval dockyard. The east corner of Fife, generally that east of a line between Leven and St Andrews is recognised throughout Scotland as the East Neuk or corner of Fife, small settlements around sheltered harbours, with distinctive vernacular Dutch or crawcrowstepped gabled and stone-built architecture - an area much sought after as second homes of the Edinburgh professional classes in the 30 years since the Forth Road Bridge was built. The fishing industry on which the East Neuk settlements were built has declined in recent years with the main fishing fleet now operating from Pittenweem and the harbour in Anstruther being used as a marina for pleasure craft. Towns and villages Abercrombie, Aberdour, Anstruther, Arncroach, Auchterderran, Auchtermuchty, Auchtertool Balfarg, Ballingry, Balmalcolm, Balmerino, Balmullo, Benarty, Blairhall, Blebo Craigs, Buckhaven, Burntisland Cairneyhill, Cardenden, Carnbee, Carnock, Cellardyke, Ceres, Chance Inn, Charlestown, Cluny,Coaltown of Balgonie, Collessie, Comrie, Cowdenbeath, Craigrothie, Crail, Crombie, Crossford,Crossgates, Crosshill, Culross, Cupar, Cupar Muir Dairsie, Dalgety Bay, Donibristle, Dunfermline, Dysart Earlsferry, East Wemyss, Elie Falkland, Freuchie, Forgan Gateside, Glenrothes, Grange of Lindores, Guardbridge Hillend Inverkeithing Jamestown Kelty, Kemback, Kennoway, Kettlebridge, Kilconquhar, Kilmany, Kilrenny, Kincardine, Kinghorn, Kinglassie, Kingsbarns, Kingseat, Kingskettle, Kirkcaldy Ladybank, Largoward, Leslie, Leuchars, Leven, Letham, Limekilns, Lindores, Lochgelly, Lower Largo, Lumphinnans, Lundin Links, Luthrie Markinch, Methil, Methilhill, Mountfleurie Newburgh, Newton of Falkland, Newport-on-Tay, North Queensferry, Newburn Oakley Peat Inn, Philadelphia Pickletillum, Pitlessie, Pitscottie, Pittencrief, Pittenweem, Rosyth, Rockwood Saline, Springfield, St Andrews, St Monans, Stratheden, Strathkinness, Strathmiglo, Star Tayport, Thornton, Torryburn, Teasses Upper Largo Wellwood, West Wemyss, Windygates, Woodhaven, Wormit High and Low Valleyfield Places of interest Balmerino Abbey Cupar Garden Centre Dogton Stone Dunfermline Abbey Falkland Palace Fife Coastal Path Fife Folk Museum Forth Bridge Kellie Castle Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery Lomond Hills RAF Leuchars Scotstarvit Tower Scottish Fisheries Museum St. Andrews Botanic Gardens Tay Rail Bridge Tay Road Bridge Tentsmuir Forest Notable Fifers Robert Adam, architect Stuart Adamson, Musician Big Country Ian Anderson, musician, frontman of Jethro Tull Iain Banks, writer Jim Baxter, footballer h Bowman, Radio 1 DJ Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist Kenneth Cranham, actor Jim Clark, driver Barbara Dickson, singer and actress Philip Charles Durham, sailor and captain of HMS Defiance at Trafalgar John Forbes, general Shirley Henderson, actress Deborah Knox, Olympic Gold medallist Ian Rankin, writer Craig and Charlie Reid, better known as The Proclaimers Craig Russell British author, writer Dougray Scott, actor Alexander Selkirk, seafarer and inspiration for Robinson Crusoe Sir Jimmy Shand, accordion player Adam Smith, economist Michaela Tabb, first female snooker referee to appear on the Crucible KT Tunstall, musician Jack Vettriano, artist James Wilson, Signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence, appointed by Geo. Washington to first Supreme Court James Yorkston, musician Sports Cowdenbeath F.C., Senior football club based in Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Senior football club based in Dunfermline East Fife F.C., Senior football club based in Methil Raith Rovers F.C., Senior football club based in Kirkcaldy Fife Flyers, the UK's oldest ice hockey club Dunfermline RFC, Rugby Union club Fife Southern RFC, Rugby Union club based in Rosyth Glenrothes RFC, Rugby Union club Howe of Fife RFC, Rugby Union club based in Cupar Kirkcaldy RFC, Rugby Union club Fife Lions, Rugby League club Aberdour Shinty Club, the only senior shinty club in Fife. Council political composition Fife House, where the council of Fife meet Fife House, where the council of Fife meet Fife Council has a joint SNP/Liberal Democrat local government administration following the recent elections. Labour and the other parties form the opposition. 1 Labour - 24 Scottish National Party - 23 Liberal Democrat - 21 Conservative - 5 Independent - 3 Left Alliance - 2 Media A number of local papers are published for the Fife Audience 1 D.C. Thompsons publish North East Fife and Fife ions of the Dundee Courier, and the Counties ion of the Evening Telegraph is sold in Fife. Locall published newspapers include East Fife Mail Fife Herald Cupar Fife Herald and Post Dunfermline Glenrothes Gazette St Andrews Citizen Fife Leader Fife Free Press Dunfermline Press There is also a local radio station Kingdom FM, which competes with Dundee's Radio Tay and Edinburgh's Forth FM. The BBC News covers Scotland as a part of the United Kingdom as a whole. The country also has its very own Reporting Scotland,which is a spin-off regional news that deals with Scottish news and issues. Trivia Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. March 2008 In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, the Thane of Fife is Macduff. References ^ All Newspapers in Scotland. Press and Portals. News online. Media Caledonia External links Fife's Heartland Fife Direct Fife Today Kingdom of Fife Tourist Board The Fife Post Fife Coastal Path Pupils in Fife report on issues that are important to them for Radiowaves Fife Community Portal See also Historic houses in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Castles in Scotland List of places in Fife v d e Council areas of Scotland Aberdeen · Aberdeenshire · Angus · Argyll and Bute · Clackmannanshire · Dumfries and Galloway · Dundee · East Ayrshire · East Dunbartonshire · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh · Falkirk · Fife · Glasgow · Highland · Inverclyde · Midlothian · Moray · Na h-Eileanan Siar Western Isles · North Ayrshire · North Lanarkshire · Orkney · Perth and Kinross · Renfrewshire · Scottish Borders · Shetland · South Ayrshire · South Lanarkshire · Stirling · West Dunbartonshire · West Lothian v d e Former local government regions of Scotland Flag of Scotland Borders · Central · Dumfries and Galloway · Fife · Grampian · Highland · Lothian · Strathclyde · Tayside v d e Former local government counties of Scotland Subdivisions created by the Local Government Scotland Act 1889 and abolished by the Local Government Scotland Act 1973 Aberdeenshire · Angus · Argyll · Ayrshire · Banffshire · Berwickshire · Bute · Caithness · Clackmannanshire · Dumfriesshire · Dunbartonshire · East Lothian · Fife · Inverness-shire · Kincardineshire · Kinross-shire · Kirkcudbrightshire · Lanarkshire · Midlothian · Moray · Nairnshire · Orkney · Peeblesshire · Perthshire · Renfrewshire · Ross and Cromarty · Roxburghshire · Selkirkshire · Shetland · Stirlingshire · Sutherland · West Lothian · Wigtownshire Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Fife Categories: Fife | Peninsulas of Scotland | Lieutenancy areas of ScotlandHidden categories: Articles to be expanded since June 2008 | All articles to be expanded | Articles with trivia sections from March 2008 Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Brezhoneg БългарÑ?ки ÄŒesky Deutsch Español Esperanto Français Gà idhlig Italiano Lietuvių Nederlands 日本語 ‪Norsk bokmÃ¥l‬ Polski Română РуÑ?Ñ?кий Scots Simple English Suomi Svenska Türkçe ä¸æ–‡ This page was last modified on 10 September 2008, at 10:40
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