Methil

Methil is a town in South East Fife, Scotland, situated near the mouth of the River Leven on the Firth of Forth between Buckhaven and Leven.

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The town forms the core of the industrial communities of Leven, Innerleven, Kirkland, Aberhill, Methilhill, Denbeath, Muiredge and Buckhaven and owes its modern development to the docks which were established in the 1870s for the export of Fife coal.

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Lower Methil Heritage Centre (1995) features a changing programme of exhibitions focusing on the town's local industrial history.

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In addition to its three docks, Methil is the site of a power station and an industrial estate with industries producing, machinery, clothing, bricks, plastic piping, animal feed and fertilisers.

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The local football team is East Fife F.C., nicknamed the Methil Milan who play their home games at the recently built New Bayview.

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The bay by Methil power station is a major site for wintering sea-ducks, notably Common Eider, Common Scoter and Long-tailed Ducks. A few rare American Surf Scoters are also in the area.

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Firth of Forth: The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to the south. The river is tidal as far inland as Stirling, but generally it is considered that the inland exte...