Crombie, Fife

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Crombie is a village in the civil parish of Torryburn, in southwest Fife, Scotland. The village is on the A985 road 3 miles (5 km) west of Dunfermline and is to the south of Cairneyhill, and north-west of Charlestown. [1] On the southern side of the village is Defence Munitions Crombie, a military munitions depot and pier on the upper Firth of Forth. [2]

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Geography and community facilities

It comprises around 200 houses, a community center and garden. [3] [4] [5] There is a local residents association. [5]

The Fife Coastal Path goes through the village. [6] [7]

History

The former parish of Crombie was united with Torryburn in 1622. [1] The old parish church, to the west of the present village, is now a ruined scheduled monument. [8] [9] Parts of the old church date to the 13th century. [8]

Pitliver House is a Category B listed country house and estate to the east of the village. [10]

In the late 18th century, two homes were erected at Crombie Point, by the Forth. These are now Category C and Category B listed. [11] [12]

In the First World War, an anti-aircraft battery was erected at Crombie. [9] A wooden church was built in Crombie in the 1920s by the Admiralty. [7] [13] Crombie Primary School was built in 1925. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Crombie from The Gazetteer for Scotland". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  2. ↑ Mackintosh, Duncan. "Ports.org.uk / Crombie Pier". Ports.org.uk / Introduction. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Crombie Community Centre". Fife Council. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  4. ↑ "Crombie Community Garden". Social Farms & Gardens. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  5. 1 2 "Crombie Residents' Association". Climate and Nature Friendly Communities Network. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Kincardine to Limekilns". Fife Coast & Countryside Trust. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  7. 1 2 Brown, Hamish (2021-08-03). Exploring the Fife Coastal Path. London: Birlinn. ISBN   978-1-78885-448-1.
  8. 1 2 "Crombie Old Parish Church,Craigflower Estate,Torryburn (SM5651)". Home. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  9. 1 2 "Crombie Old Parish Church". trove.scot. 1928-03-30. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  10. ↑ "PITLIVER HOUSE INCLUDING ESTATE SQUARE, TENNIS PAVILION, POLO STABLES, GARDEN WALLS AND GATEPIERS (LB3757)". Home. 1948-07-01. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  11. ↑ "CROMBIE POINT HOUSE (LB16646)". Home. 1948-07-01. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  12. ↑ "'VIEWFORTH' CROMBIE POINT (LB16647)". Home. 1948-07-01. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  13. 1 2 "Crombie Community". Crombie Community. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
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