IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Haugh Road, BURNTISLAND, KY3 0BZ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Haugh Road, KY3 0BZ by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (93 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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18thC house, Somerville Square, Burntisland
An 18th century burgess house, though some parts are believed to be earlier. One of its former residents was the mathematician and astronomer Mary Somerville, after whom Somerville College in Oxford is named. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Somerville
She was brought to life explaining her scientific observations to her friend, the great British landscape artist J.M.W. Turner in the 2014 feature film Mr. Turner'.
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 20 Apr 2011
0.03 miles
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18thC doorway, Somerville Square
The carved stone to the right of the doorway reads, BLISSIT BE GOD FOR ALL HIS VAGES
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 20 Apr 2011
0.04 miles
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19th century tenement, corner of Somerville Street and the Kirkgate
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 20 Apr 2011
0.05 miles
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17thC houses in Somerville Square, Burntisland
'Watson's West Tenement', bequeathed to the town by John Watson in about 1769 to provide three widows with rent-free accommodation; and still fulfils its original purpose today.
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 20 Apr 2011
0.05 miles
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Hanselled Books, Burntisland
A second-hand bookshop's name conserves of an old Scots word that has become practically extinct in the past half century. To hansel an object is to make first use of it, ergo 'Hanselled Books' are books that have already been read.
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 20 Apr 2011
0.05 miles
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17thC houses in Somerville Square, Burntisland
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 20 Apr 2011
0.06 miles
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Kirkton, Burntisland
A residential area in the east of Burntisland, overlooked by the volcanic crag of the Binn, and the Craigkelly television transmitter.
Image: © Robert Struthers
Taken: 4 Jun 2017
0.07 miles