South and West Fife Area

The South and West Fife area borders the major conurbation of Dunfermline to the west and south. It stretches from Kincardine at the Clackmannanshire/Falkirk borders in the west, to Aberdour in the east. In the south of the area are the main towns of Inverkeithing, Rosyth, and Dalgety Bay, while the West Fife villages make up the main settlements in the west. The area is characteristic of a history of declining heavy industry, such as coal mining and the dockyard at Rosyth, with the Kincardine and Forth Bridgeheads providing links to opportunities outwith the area.