The Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay area sits on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife, Scotland, with sweeping coastal views and easy rail and road links into Edinburgh. Inverkeithing is an ancient burgh with a compact, historic core, a medieval kirkyard and the site of the 1651 Battle of Inverkeithing, while the Fife Coastal Path and local harbours give the area a strong maritime feel.
Dalgety Bay is largely a mid‑20th century planned town that grew as a commuter and dockyard community, with sandy foreshore, a golf course and active local groups; it sits close to Rosyth dockyard and light industrial estates that shape the local economy. The bay also attracted attention for radium contamination discovered on the foreshore in the 1990s, prompting cleanup and long‑term monitoring, so the area combines coastal leisure, commuter life and a distinct historical identity.
Postcode districts covering Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Livingston 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Dunfermline 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Perth 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Glenrothes 12 miles19.3 km
- Stirling 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Falkirk 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Musselburgh 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Bathgate 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Alloa 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Grangemouth 14.7 miles23.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Dalgety Bay and Hillend Place 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Aberdour Place 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Inverkeithing Place 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Crossgates Place 3 miles4.8 km
- Dunfermline South Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- North Queensferry Place 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Rosyth Place 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Cowdenbeath Ward 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans Place 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Dunfermline Place 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Burntisland Place 4.4 miles7 km
- Kingseat Place 4.5 miles7.3 km
Example postcodes in Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay
KY11 1PE, KY11 7EY, KY3 0RX, KY11 9SA, KY11 9GF, KY11 9YE, KY11 1HP, KY11 1JR, KY11 1LA … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Glasgow International Airport 44 miles70.8 km
- Dalgety Bay Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Aberdour Railway Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
Hotels in Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay Ad
Schools in Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay
- Aberdour Primary School Primary
- Dalgety Bay Primary School Primary
- Donibristle Primary School Primary
- Hillside school Independent - special
- Inverkeithing High School Secondary
- Inverkeithing Primary School Primary
- North Queensferry Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dalmeny House Estate 4 miles6.4 km
- Burntisland outer harbour Harbour 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Central Park Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- East End Park Stadium 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Burntisland Beach Beach 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Balmuto Castle Historic site 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Cramond beach Beach 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Hopetoun House Estate 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Granton Harbour Harbour 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Dundas Castle Estate 6.2 miles10 km
- Blairadam Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Raith House Estate 7.1 miles11.4 km