Saline, Fife
Village and parish in Fife, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saline is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, situated 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north-west of Dunfermline. It lies in an elevated position on the western slopes of the Cleish Hills.
Saline | |
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Location within Fife | |
Population | 1,370 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NT022924 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
56.115°N 3.574°W / 56.115; -3.574 |
At the 2001 census the population was 1188, a decline from the 1235 recorded in the 1991 census. The village has a primary school, a parish church and a golf course. The glen runs from the bottom of the main street through to neighbouring Steelend.
The civil parish has a population of 1,762 (in 2011)[2] and an area of 8,757 acres.[3]
The village is dominated to the east-north-east by Saline Hill, 359 meters OD, with a hill fort on the eastern summit. The smaller hill to the south of east at Bandrum has a standing stone on the peak.