Glenrothes

Glenrothes: Riverside ParkRiverside Park, Glenrothes, Fife, Scot.

Glenrothes, town, Fife council area and historic county, eastern Scotland. Scotland’s second new town was established in 1948 to provide housing for coal miners near the experimental Rothes Colliery. When the coal-mining industry declined, new high-tech manufacturing and public administration employment sectors emerged. Pop. (2001) 39,300; (2011) 39,280.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt.
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Article Title: Glenrothes
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 24 May 2018
Access Date: March 15, 2025