St Ninians and Loch Fitty from Kingseat
40 minute walk from Dunfermline Queen Margaret station · Stirling, Central and Fife · Free entry
One of the more unusual walking routes in the region, this one starts from the village of Kingseat and crosses a causeway over beautiful Loch Fitty. The destination is St Ninians; originally a deep coal mine, then a vast opencast mine until closure in 2013. There were plans to transform the site into a massive artwork by renowned landform artist Charles Jencks; partly realised but abandoned before completion. Today there are further development plans as a 'wellness' centre, but the site is already interesting for walkers, with man-made grassy hills (former mining spoil bings) now bedecked by wildflowers.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Walking route
- Good for
- Walking
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Stirling, Central and Fife
Stations within walking distance
- Dunfermline Queen Margaret station — 40 min walk, 3.2 km
Other places near Dunfermline Queen Margaret
- Dunfermline Athletic FC (East End Park) — 18 min walk from the station
- Town Loch & Townhill Woods Circular Walk — 30 min walk from the station
- Calais Muir Wood & Duloch Park — 30 min walk from the station
- Alhambra Theatre — 35 min walk from the station
- Abbot House — 37 min walk from the station
- Fife Pilgrim Way: 2 Dunfermline to Lochore Meadows — 38 min walk from the station