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Cardenden

Town in Fife, Scotland

Summary

Town in Fife, Scotland

Field	Value
country	Scotland
official_name	Cardenden
population
population_ref	()
os_grid_reference	NT2295
coordinates
unitary_scotland	Fife
lieutenancy_scotland	Fife
post_town	LOCHGELLY
postcode_district	KY5
postcode_area	KY
dial_code	01592
constituency_westminster	Glenrothes and Mid Fife
constituency_scottish_parliament	Cowdenbeath
static_image_name	Cardenden.jpg
static_image_caption	Houses in Cardenden

Cardenden (; ) is a Scottish town located on the south bank of the River Ore in the parish of Auchterderran, Fife. It is approximately 4 mi northwest of Kirkcaldy. Cardenden was named in 1848 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway for its new railway station. A former mining town, Cardenden had a reported population of 448 in 1891 that had increased to 5,533 as of 2011.

Areas of Cardenden include Auchterderran, Bowhill, Dundonald, the Jamphlars, New Carden and Woodend.

Last Scottish duel

It is reported that the last duel on Scottish soil took place in a field at Cardenbarns to the south of Cardenden. On 2 August 1826, a Kirkcaldy merchant named David Landale fought a duel with George Morgan, a Kirkcaldy banker and retired Lieutenant from the 77th Regiment of Foot. Morgan was killed by wounds received from a pistol ball. Landale was tried and subsequently cleared of his murder at Perth Sheriff Court.

The original pistols that David Landale used in the duel are housed in the Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery. The duel was the subject of an episode of Timewatch on BBC television, broadcast on 9 February 2007 entitled "The Last Duel". The site is now the location of the Fife Community Off Road Motorcycle Club.

Sport

Cardenden is home to the football club Dundonald Bluebell, who play in the East of Scotland League.

Also in the area is the Bowhill Leisure Centre, which has a swimming pool, sauna, steam room and gymnasium. The Auchterderran Golf Course was founded in 1904.

Notable people

Joe Corrie
Tommy Hutchison
Willie Johnston
Willie Mathieson
William McLaren
John Thomson
Ian Rankin

References

{{Scottish settlement population citation
"Cardenden (Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
(9 January 2007). "Timewatch The Last Duel". BBC News Magazine.
"Cardenden". visitscotland.com.

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