Lucklawhill

Lucklawhill
Lucklawhill
 Lucklawhill shown within Fife
OS grid referenceNO4275222094
Council areaFife
Lieutenancy areaFife
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town KIRKCALDY
Postcode district KY16
Dialling code 01334
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentNorth East Fife
Scottish ParliamentNorth East Fife
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 56°23′15″N 2°55′44″W / 56.387636°N 2.928801°W / 56.387636; -2.928801

Lucklawhill is a hamlet one mile (1.6 km) northwest of the village of Balmullo in Fife, Scotland. Historically, Lucklawhill belonged to the Logie parish.[1]

Lucklaw Hill, 190 metres (620 ft) above sea level, marks the eastern extremity of the Ochil Hills. The hill is composed of feldspar porphyry, its summit of compacted feldspar.[1] Late 18th and early 19th century authors wrote that Lucklaw Hill was an ancient hunting park belonging to the Kings of Scotland.[2][3]

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