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Kinghorn (Gaelic: Ceann Gronna) is a burgh
Burgh

A Burgh is an Wiktionary:Autonomy corporate entity in Scotland, usually a town. This type of administrative division has existed since the 12th century, when David I of Scotland created the first Royal burghs....
 in Fife
Fife

Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. A seaside resort
Seaside resort

A seaside resort is a resort located on the coast. Where a beach is the primary focus for tourists, it may be called a beach resort....
 with two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, plus a fishing port, it stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth

The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to the south....
 opposite Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
. Known as the place where King Alexander III of Scotland
Alexander III of Scotland

Alexander III , King of Scots, was born at Roxburgh, the only son of Alexander II of Scotland by his second wife Marie de Coucy. Alexander's father died on 6 July 1249 and he became king at the age of eight, inaugurated at Scone, Perth and Kinross on 13 July 1249....
 died, it lies on the A921 road
A921 road

The A921 road is a road that connects Kirkcaldy with the M90 motorway....
 and the Fife Coastal Path
Fife Coastal Path

The Fife Coastal Path is a Scotland long distance footpath that runs from North Queensferry to Tayport, by the Tay Bridge. The path was created in 2002 and runs for 82 miles along the coastline of Fife....
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Kinghorn (Gaelic: Ceann Gronna) is a burgh
Burgh

A Burgh is an Wiktionary:Autonomy corporate entity in Scotland, usually a town. This type of administrative division has existed since the 12th century, when David I of Scotland created the first Royal burghs....
 in Fife
Fife

Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. A seaside resort
Seaside resort

A seaside resort is a resort located on the coast. Where a beach is the primary focus for tourists, it may be called a beach resort....
 with two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, plus a fishing port, it stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth

The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to the south....
 opposite Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
. Known as the place where King Alexander III of Scotland
Alexander III of Scotland

Alexander III , King of Scots, was born at Roxburgh, the only son of Alexander II of Scotland by his second wife Marie de Coucy. Alexander's father died on 6 July 1249 and he became king at the age of eight, inaugurated at Scone, Perth and Kinross on 13 July 1249....
 died, it lies on the A921 road
A921 road

The A921 road is a road that connects Kirkcaldy with the M90 motorway....
 and the Fife Coastal Path
Fife Coastal Path

The Fife Coastal Path is a Scotland long distance footpath that runs from North Queensferry to Tayport, by the Tay Bridge. The path was created in 2002 and runs for 82 miles along the coastline of Fife....
. Kinghorn railway station
Kinghorn railway station

Kinghorn railway station is a train station in the town of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line 37 km north east of Edinburgh Waverley railway station....
 is on the Edinburgh to Aberdeen
Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line

The Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line is a railway linking Edinburgh with Aberdeen via the Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Dundee. Also it serves as an extension to the East Coast Main Line and the Cross Country Route ....
 and Fife Circle
Fife Circle Line

The Fife Circle is the local Rail transport service north from Edinburgh. It links all the towns of south Fife and the inner Firth of Forth facing them....
 railway lines. Kinghorn only has a primary school so high school pupils must travel by bus to Balwearie High School
Balwearie High School

Balwearie High School is situated at the west end of Kirkcaldy in Scotland. Balwearie is a non-denominational comprehensive secondary school which caters for around 1700 pupils aged from 12 to 18, and includes a Department of Special Education for children with Special Educational Needs....
 in Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth and is the largest settlement between the cities of Dundee and Edinburgh....
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Kinghorn LifeBoat RNLI


Kinghorn Lifeboat Station is one of Scotland's busiest - regularly getting called out to all sort of emergencies in the Firth.

Currently stationed at Kinghorn is an Atlantic 75 Inshore lifeboat B720 "Frederick Robertson"

Black Rock '5' Race


An annual attraction is the Black Rock '5' Race, commonly referred to as the "Black Rock '5'" or the "Black Rock Race" is a road and beach running race of about 4.5 miles that has been held each year in Kinghorn
Kinghorn

Kinghorn is a burgh in Fife, Scotland. A seaside resort with two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, plus a fishing port, it stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth opposite Edinburgh....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, since 1987. Its distinguishing feature is the loop around the Black Rocks, over a mile from the shore, and largely under water except at low tide. The race is held on a suitable Friday in May or June, when the tide is out and the water is no more than knee deep. Over these past 19 years it has changed from a simple race, into a full-blown social night on Kinghorn's calendar. There is also a shorter Midi Black Rock Race.

The inaugural Black Rock '5', held in 1987, was won by Gifford Kerr, ahead of 66 other finishers; a very small fields by today's standards - in 2005 there were over 600 participants, of a wide variety of abilities. The race has been staged every year since 1987, apart from 1991, and throughout the 90's the numbers have increased significantly, as did the quality of the top end of the field, with winners including Bobby Quinn and Terry Mitchell. The new millennium has witnessed domination by Hunters Bog Trotters (HBT) with both Phil Mowbray and Don Naylor having taken the spoils. The course record belongs to Ian Harkness, also of HBT, in a time of 22:03.

External links

  • Kinghorn lifeboat's main website