Glencraig
Encyclopedia
Glencraig is a very small former mining village in Scotland
, situated in the Benarty area of Fife
, between Crosshill
and Lochgelly
. The village's population has decreased significantly since the decline of the coal-mining industry during the 1970s and 1980s.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, situated in the Benarty area of Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, between Crosshill
Crosshill, Fife
Crosshill is a village in Fife, Scotland, located just to the south of the village of Lochore, and to the east of Loch Ore.-Current Affairs:Crosshill was the scene of a murder by one of Scotland's youngest murderers....
and Lochgelly
Lochgelly
Lochgelly is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is located between Lochs Ore and Gelly to the north-west and south-east respectively. It is separated from Cowdenbeath by the village of Lumphinnans. According to the 2007 population estimate, the town has a population of 6,834.-History:From the 1830s...
. The village's population has decreased significantly since the decline of the coal-mining industry during the 1970s and 1980s.