Riverside Park is a large town park situated in Glenrothes, Fife. The park straddles the River Leven valley riparian corridor, comprising significant areas of woodland, grassed playing fields and wetlands. The Lothrie Burn flows through the park as a

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

connecting to the River Leven. Riverside Park has numerous pleasant woodland walks, floral gardens, a pond,

community orchard A community orchard is a collection of fruit trees shared by communities and growing in publicly accessible areas such as public greenspaces, parks, schools, churchyards, allotments or, in the US, abandoned lots. Such orchards are a shared re ...

and an

arboretum An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...

. The park also has several equipped play areas, numerous town art sculptures, adventure play areas, skateboard ramps, seasonal toilets and fitness equipment. Some of the park's town art was gifted to Glenrothes by its twin town Boblingen, Germany.

History

The park previously formed much of the landscaped grounds and gardens associated with

Leslie House Leslie House in Leslie, Fife was the largest and earliest Restoration house in Fife, Scotland. The building was gutted in a 2009 fire. Several of the buildings are listed. Sir Robert Spencer Nairn acquired the house in 1919 and in 1952, donated ...

. This was the former home of the Earl of Rothes, from the time of John Leslie, 1st Duke & 7th Earl of Rothes until the time of

Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes Norman Evelyn Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes (13 July 1877 – 29 March 1927) was a Scottish soldier and representative peer. Background Norman Leslie was the son of Martin Leslie Leslie (born Martin Leslie Haworth) and Georgina Frances , daughter ...

. Leslie House was substantially damaged by fire in 2009, but is currently undergoing restoration and upon completion will once again be a significant landmark in the western portion of Riverside Park.

Gallery

File:Glenrothes riverside park.jpg, The entrance to the park featuring flower art File:Park at Glenrothes.jpg, Riverside Park Pond File:Marching Hippos, Riverside Park.jpg, Hippos made from concrete appear at the park File:A little top up - geograph.org.uk - 772326.jpg, River Leven running through the park File: Waterfall on Lothrie Burn - geograph.org.uk - 1004044.jpg, Lothrie Burn waterfall File:Defenceless one fife.jpg, Statue from Boblingen, Germany in the park File:Leven bridge.JPG, Leven Bridge, crossing over the park and the River Leven File: The Heritage, Glenrothes.jpg, Southeastern entrance to the park from Fullerton Road

References

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