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Leuchars (pronounced / ˈ l uː x ər s / ⓘ or / ˈ l uː k ər z /; Scottish Gaelic: Luachar "rushes") is a town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland. The civil parish has a population of 5,754 (in 2011) [ 2 ] and an area of 13,357 acres (5,405 hectares).
Raf Leuchars, Technical Side, General Service Aircraft Sheds, Buildings 55 And 57 56°22′35″N 2°52′33″W / 56.376326°N 2.875704°W / 56.376326; -2.875704 ( Raf Leuchars, Technical Side, General Service Aircraft Sheds, Buildings 55
Leuchars Station (IATA: ADX, ICAO: EGQL) is a British Army installation located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the historic town of St Andrews. Formerly RAF Leuchars, it was the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom (the most northerly being RAF Lossiemouth). The station ceased to be an RAF ...
However the church of Losceresch is not the church of Leuchars, which in medieval sources is spelt Lochris, Locres etc., but the parish church of Lathrisk (now Kettle parish in Fife), whose early spellings are Losresc (1170s), Loseresch, Losseresc (1227) and such like. Athernase is the patron saint not of Leuchars but of Lathrisk.
Earlshall Castle is a restored 16th century courtyard castle, near Leuchars Station about 1 ⁄ 2 mile (800 metres) east of Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has been described as “a perfect example of a 16/17th century mansion”.
Leuchars Castle, was a castle that was located near Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. [1] A motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century. The town was created a barony in the time of King William the Lion. The castle was built of stone in the 13th century. The English attacked and slighted the castle in 1327.
Lady Leng Memorial Chapel (also known as Vicarsford Cemetery Chapel) is a church building in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. Built between 1895 and 1897, to a design by Thomas Martin Cappon, it is now a Category A listed building. Historic Environment Scotland describes it as "a fine and rare example of a small ecclesiastical building type". [1]
Aviation at Leuchars dates back to 1911 with a balloon squadron of the Royal Engineers setting up a training camp in Tentsmuir Forest.They were soon joined in the skies by the 'string and sealing wax' aircraft of the embryonic Royal Flying Corps; such aircraft favoured the sands of St Andrews, where not the least of the attractions was the availability of fuel from local garages.