Markinch
Disambiguation: the similarly named Merkinch is an area of InvernessMarkinch is a small town located in
Fife,
Scotland.
Although many debate whether Markinch is a small town or large village it is widely regarded by
Fife Council as a small town. The population remains stable at just below 3000. Every year on the first Sunday of June the popular Markinch
Highland Games are held in
John Dixon park.
Dougray Scott has previously opened the games. Markinch has been a settlement since around the 5th century AD and the Kirk (Church) has been a place of worship on the same site since this time. The Constituency office of Tricia Marwick, Scottish National Party, Member of the Scottish Parliament is in the town.
Markinch boasts many local amenities including two Shops, A fish Bar, An Indian restaurant, Two Chinese restaurants, a travel agent, Many Bars, a Bank open part time , a Building Society office, a chemist, A Bakers, A Beauty salon and
many hairdressers (This is a running joke with residents, that such a small town can have so many hair salons!) Markinch also has two acclaimed restaurants: The Town House Hotel and Balbirnie Hotel. Balbirnie Park golf club is an attractive and popular parkland golf course and provides a fair test for local golfers.
Markinch is around a mile away from the New Town of Glenrothes, It is also close to the villages of Star, Coaltown of Balgonie and Milton of Balgonie. Markinch is a popular place to live due in part to its easy travelling time to Dundee and Edinburgh via Rail. Markinch Railway station is served by Virgin and First Scotrail Services and is on the Scottish East Coast Mainline. Markinch also has frequent bus services to Glenrothes and Leven provided by Fife Scottish and Moffat and Williamson.
A prominent feature in Markinch is the former Haig's Whisky factory which is now used as a business park and is split in to small units. Haig's used to be a major employer in the town and many local residents still have connections with the firm.
Markinch Primary school consistently performs well in comparison to other local schools and most pupils from Markinch go on to Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes to continue their education.
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Markinch on FifeDirect*
Its entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland*
Its GENUKI{tm} page*
Web site of Markinch Heritage Group*
Markinch Parish Church website*
Markinch Amateur Operatic Society website
