Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Crombie

Crombie, a small village and an ancient parish in the SW extremity of Fife. The village stands 1¼ mile S of Cairneyhill, and 3¼ miles SW of Dunfermline. The parish is now incorporated with Torryburn, comprising that part of it to the S of the Burn of Torry, and also certain detached lands, which, distant 7½ miles, are annexed quoad sacra to Saliue. Its church stood on a commanding site, overlooking the Firth of Forth, and is now represented by some ruins.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a small village and an ancient parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Fife ScoCnty

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