Visit Kemback Places

Welcome to Visit Kemback Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kemback

  

Kemback Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kemback

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Kemback history

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The name of the village is from the Scottish Gaelic Ceann Bac meaning ‘End of the Corner’ particularly in a field used as a shelter for livestock.

Transatlantic Radiophone Station

In 1927 the General Post Office opened a commercial radiophone service between Kemback and an AT&T site in New Jersey, USA . The field was originally full of wooden huts, and the hill, and surrounding areas in the parish were covered in aerials .

WWII Secret

The Kemback Radio Station was a critical link between Britain and the US, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, and Russia . Classed ULTRA secret, the station was also needed in the event of a retreat from England, and the loss of the transatlantic cables .

You can visit Kemback places with Walkfo Kemback to hear history at Kemback’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kemback has 13 places to visit in our interactive Kemback map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Kemback, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Kemback places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kemback & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 13 audio facts unique to Kemback places in an interactive Kemback map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Kemback Places Map
13 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Kemback historic spots	Kemback tourist destinations	Kemback plaques	Kemback geographic features
Walkfo Kemback tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Kemback

  

Best Kemback places to visit

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Kemback has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kemback’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kemback’s information audio spots:

Pitscottie Pitscottie is a village in the Parish of Ceres, Fife . It is situated on the Ceres Burn at a road junction to the south of Dura Den and 3 miles southeast of Cupar . During the 1820s the village became a centre of flax spinning .

Hawklaw Y Station Hawklaw Y Station was a Government listening station located north of Cupar in Fife . It operated between 1942 and 1988 . It was located between Cupar and Cupar .

Dairsie Dairsie, or Osnaburgh, is a village and parish in north-east Fife, Scotland . It is 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southwest of Leuchars Junction and 3 miles east-northeast of Cupar on the A91 Stirling to St Andrews road .

Kemback Kemback is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Cupar . The present village was developed in the 19th century to house those working the flax mills on the nearby Ceres Burn .

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Visit Kemback plaques