Kirkcaldy and neighbouring Dysart sit on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, fronting the Firth of Forth. Kirkcaldy is the largest town in the area and grew from coal and heavy industry into a major centre for linoleum manufacture - often dubbed the linoleum capital - while also being the birthplace of Adam Smith; its long esplanade, Victorian streets and cultural venues such as Kirkcaldy Galleries reflect a mix of industrial heritage and recent regeneration.
Dysart is a smaller, atmospheric former harbour village immediately beside Kirkcaldy, prized for its compact conservation area of painted stone houses, narrow wynds and old quay, reminders of salt works and coal shipping. Both places now balance local industry, commuting and tourism, and are popular with walkers following the Fife Coastal Path, offering a tangible sense of maritime history alongside contemporary community life.
Postcode districts covering Kirkcaldy and Dysart
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Livingston 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Dunfermline 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Perth 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Glenrothes 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Musselburgh 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Bathgate 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Alloa 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Grangemouth 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Bonnyrigg 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Penicuik 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Broxburn 17.5 miles28.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Kirkcaldy Central Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Kirkcaldy East Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Kirkcaldy North Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Kinghorn Place 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Thornton Place 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Coaltown of Wemyss Place 3.7 miles6 km
- Glenrothes Central and Thornton Ward 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Cardenden and Auchterderran Place 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Burntisland Place 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty Ward 4.6 miles7.3 km
- East Wemyss Place 4.8 miles7.8 km
Example postcodes in Kirkcaldy and Dysart
KY2 5YP, KY1 2EG, KY1 1DN, KY2 6LT, KY2 6PE, KY2 6PA, KY1 2AB, KY2 6EW, KY2 6NT … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 14 miles22.5 km
- Glasgow International Airport 51.9 miles83.6 km
- Kirkcaldy Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Kinghorn Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels in Kirkcaldy and Dysart Ad
Schools in Kirkcaldy and Dysart
- Balwearie High School Secondary
- Capshard Primary School Primary
- Dunnikier Primary School Primary
- Dysart Primary School Primary
- Fair Isle Primary School Primary
- Kirkcaldy High School Secondary
- Kirkcaldy North Primary School Primary
- Kirkcaldy West Primary School Primary
- Pathhead Primary School Primary
- Rosslyn School Special
- Sinclairtown Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's R C High School Secondary
- St Marie's R C Primary School Primary
- Strathallan Primary School Primary
- Torbain Primary School Primary
- Valley Primary School Primary
- Viewforth High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Kirkcaldy Harbour Harbour 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Stark's Park Stadium 1 mile1.6 km
- Raith House Estate 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Balmuto Castle Historic site 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Burntisland Beach Beach 4.3 miles7 km
- Burntisland outer harbour Harbour 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Kinghorn Harbour Harbour 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Kirkealdy Harbour Harbour 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Leith Harbour Harbour 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Central Park Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Bayview Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles13 km
- Durie House Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km