Rosyth in Scotland
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HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

HMS Queen Elizabeth will be the first of the Royal Navy's two new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers and is scheduled for sea trials in 2017 and flight trials in 2018. She will be the second ship to be called HMS Queen Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth and her sister ship, Prince of Wales, will be the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy. They are intended to be multi-purpose carriers that can be adapted to complete multiple roles.

Located at 56.0252, -3.44907 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Proposed aircraft carriers, Proposed ships of the Royal Navy, Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers

Dunfermline and West Fife (UK Parliament constituency)

Dunfermline and West Fife is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from all of the old Dunfermline West and parts of the old Dunfermline East constituencies. The current MP is Thomas Docherty of the Labour Party. The Dunfermline and West Fife by-election was held in early 2006, due to the death of the sitting MP, Rachel Squire.

Located at 56.057, -3.43 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster), United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 2005

Battle of Inverkeithing

The Battle of Inverkeithing was a battle of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought on 20 July 1651 between an English Parliamentarian army under John Lambert and a Scottish Covenanter army acting on behalf of Charles II, led by Sir John Brown of Fordell. Lambert's force was a seaborne expedition landed at Fife to get around the main Scottish position at Stirling.

Located at 56.025, -3.413 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1651 in Scotland, Battles of the English Civil Wars, Battles involving Scotland, Conflicts in 1651, Military history of Scotland

Rosyth Dockyard

Rosyth Dockyard is a large naval dockyard on the Firth of Forth at Rosyth, Fife, Scotland, owned by Babcock Marine, which formerly undertook refitting of Royal Navy surface vessels and submarines. Its primary role is now as integration site for the Royal Navy's newest aircraft carriers - the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC).

Located at 56.0206, -3.45333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ports and harbours of Scotland, Royal Navy bases in Scotland, Organisations based in Fife, Shipbuilding / shipbreaking localities of Scotland, Royal Navy submarine bases, Economy of Fife, 1909 establishments in Scotland, Port cities and towns of the North Sea

A823(M) motorway

The A823(M) is a motorway in Fife, Scotland. It is a 1 mile (1.6km) spur from the M90 into Dunfermline. The road provides a fast route for traffic from Dunfermline to the Forth Road Bridge. When opened in 1969 it was intended to be part of a longer motorway continuing eastbound along to the north coast of the Firth of Forth and a bridge was built for this extension. Following the upgrade of the A92 it is unlikely this route will be constructed.

Located at 56.0462, -3.4181 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Motorways in Scotland, Transport in Fife

Pitreavie Castle

Pitreavie Castle is a country house, located between Rosyth and Dunfermline in Fife, Scotland. It was built in the early 17th century, and was extensively remodelled in 1885. The house remained in private hands until 1938, when it was acquired by the Air Ministry, and became RAF Pitreavie Castle. The RAF station closed in 1996, and the building was converted into residential apartments.

Located at 56.0484, -3.41696 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Houses in Scotland, Castles in Fife, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in Fife, 1610s architecture, Listed castles in Scotland

Rosyth Castle

Rosyth Castle is a fifteenth century ruined tower house on the perimeter of Rosyth Naval Dockyard, Fife, Scotland. It originally stood on a small island in the Firth of Forth accessible only at low tide, and dates from around 1450, built as a secure residence by Sir David Stewart, who had been granted the Barony of Rosyth in 1428. The original tower house (58 feet high) was enlarged and extended in the 16th and early 17th centuries.

Located at 56.0235, -3.4314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Castles in Fife, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in Fife, Listed castles in Scotland, Islands of the Forth, Former islands of Scotland

Dunfermline High School, Dunfermline

Dunfermline High School is one of four main high schools located in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The school also caters for pupils from Camdean, Kincardine and Rosyth. The school was founded in 1468. Today it has over 1,550 pupils.

Located at 56.0622, -3.4507 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Secondary schools in Fife, Dunfermline