Saline, Fife
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Saline is a village in Fife
, Scotland
, some 5 miles (8 km) to the north-west of Dunfermline
.
At the 2001 Census
the population was 1188, a decline from the 1235 recorded in the 1991 Census
. The village has a primary school, a parish church and a golf course, not to mention the fantastic glen which runs from the bottom of the main street all the way to neighbourning Steelend.
Formerly a weaving centre, Saline was not much redeveloped during the 19th and 20th centuries as the expansion of industrial mining in west Fife largely passed it by. As a result, Saline contains a sizable number of listed buildings, mostly 18th century weavers' cottages.
The village is dominated to the east-north-east by Saline Hill, 359 meters OD, with a hill fort
on the eastern summit. The smaller hill to the south of east at Bandrum has a standing stone
on the peak.
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, some 5 miles (8 km) to the north-west of Dunfermline
Dunfermline
Dunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to a 2008 estimate, Dunfermline has a population of 46,430, making it the second-biggest settlement in Fife. Part of the town's name comes from the Gaelic word...
.
At the 2001 Census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
the population was 1188, a decline from the 1235 recorded in the 1991 Census
United Kingdom Census 1991
A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 1991, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 21 April 1991. This was the 19th UK census....
. The village has a primary school, a parish church and a golf course, not to mention the fantastic glen which runs from the bottom of the main street all the way to neighbourning Steelend.
Formerly a weaving centre, Saline was not much redeveloped during the 19th and 20th centuries as the expansion of industrial mining in west Fife largely passed it by. As a result, Saline contains a sizable number of listed buildings, mostly 18th century weavers' cottages.
The village is dominated to the east-north-east by Saline Hill, 359 meters OD, with a hill fort
Hill fort
A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...
on the eastern summit. The smaller hill to the south of east at Bandrum has a standing stone
Standing stone
Standing stones, orthostats, liths, or more commonly megaliths are solitary stones set vertically in the ground and come in many different varieties....
on the peak.