Crossgates
Crossgates is a village in Fife, Scotland.
Crossgates is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is located close to the junction of the M90 and A92, about two miles east of Dunfermline and a similar distance south west of Cowdenbeath. The village name means 'crossroads': it is situated at the point where the main Dunfermline-Kirkcaldy road crosses the old Great North Road from Inverkeithing to Perth.
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Worth seeing in and around Crossgates
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Central Park also known as The Racewall is a multi-use stadium in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland, used for football and stock car racing. It is situated in the centre of the town, just off the High Street, and has a capacity of 4,309.
3.3 km · football stadium in Cowdenbeath, Scotland · Wikipedia - 02Fordell Castle
Fordell Castle is a restored 16th-century tower house, located 1.25 miles north-west of Dalgety Bay and 2 miles east of Dunfermline, in Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from before 1566, though most dates from 1580 or later.
3.4 km · castle in Fife, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 03Carnegie College
Carnegie College was a further education college based in Halbeath, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was established in 1899, with financial support from George Lauder and Andrew Carnegie and named after their father and uncle, respectively, George Lauder, Sr.
2 km · further education college in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Crossgates
- Airports
- Edinburgh (EDI), 15 km · Glasgow (GLA), 70 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 99 km
- Stations
- Dunfermline Queen Margaret railway station, 2.9 km · Cowdenbeath railway station, 3.7 km
- Glasgow → Crossgates60 km · quickest by road, 1h 26m · £6–8
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Crossgates101 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · £12–16
- Aberdeen → Crossgates141 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · £15–20
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Crossgates
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Crossgates. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundTaxi operators include NQ Ferry +44 1383 669755, Mac's Taxis +44 1383 411111, Graham's +44 1383 413505 and Forth Taxis +44 1383 611611.
From Wikivoyage: North Queensferry, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Crossgates
Crossgates is 18 km from Edinburgh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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