Duloch ( ), or Duloch Park, is a residential suburb of Dunfermline, in Fife,

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. The closest railway stations are

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, Dunfermline City,

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and

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. The lower price of large homes compared to homes across the Forth, as well as its proximity to the M90 motorway, has attracted many Edinburgh commuters. Local amenities include two large supermarkets (

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) and a small shopping area. The nearby 'Fife Leisure Park' contains a cinema, gym, bowling alley, other leisure facilities and restaurants. Three primary schools serve the area - Masterton, Duloch and Carnegie Primaries. The campus of Duloch Primary school contains a large public library, café, gym, astro turf, several halls used for sports and community classes and Calaiswood, a special needs school. Old Quarry Workings - geograph

Duloch Park and Calais Muir Wood form the heart of the Duloch suburb, the latter being an ancient woodland owned by

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and maintained by the Fife Coast and Countryside Trust. Duloch Park is mainly open grassland with a large pond to the north, a flooded former quarry. Its flat terrain is one reason for the large number of sustainable urban drainage system ponds in the area.

Name

Historically, Duloch was spelled Dow Loch, as can be seen in the Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, published in 1654 by

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(1596–1673), and the Roy Military Survey, 1747–1755. Duloch is from

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''dubh loch'', 'black loch'. The name Calais (pronounced ) is derived from the Gaelic ''coille'' with the suffix ''-us'', meaning 'place of woodland'. It has no connection to the town in France, hence the different pronunciation.

Attractions

Historic buildings include

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Old Duloch House, described as "an ancient mansion". To the south is

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and

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and to the east, across the

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is the privately owned

Fordell Castle Fordell Castle is a restored 16th-century tower house, located north-west of Dalgety Bay and east of Dunfermline, in Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from before 1566, though most dates from 1580 or later. The chapel was rebuilt in 16 ...

, the Fordell Estate and the Fordell Firs National Scout Camp.

Development

The modern estate was developed as part of the 'Dunfermline and the Coast Local Plan' as developed by Fife Council in the late 1990s. The land was mainly farmland until that point, with few old stone quarries, some of which remain and are now flooded.

References

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