Description
Small enough to possess its own unique character, surrounded by beautiful countryside and an easy commute to the sophistication of the city, Markinch has every credential needed to be the ideal setting for the lifestyle of today.
With a population of just 2,300 or so, Markinch neighbours the much bigger town of Glenrothes, the administrative capital of Fife. Markinch has a rich history, evident in the stone-built parish church, with its elegant 12th century tower and the old Celtic Stob Cross on the northern outskirts of the town. The terraces of Markinch Hill are believed to date from Roman times.
Sports enthusiasts will enjoy Markinch’s facilities for football, bowls and tennis. There is a long-established curling club (vintage 1842) and lovers of golf will appreciate the fine 18-hole course at Balbirnie Park, just to the west of the town. Of course Fife is the home of golf, and some of the best courses in the world are within easy reach. The East Neuk is also close by, with its picturesque fishing villages and ‘blue flag’ beaches. The prestigious Balbirnie House Hotel is nearby and offers excellent leisure and dining facilities.
The town has a number of traditional, independent shops, while minutes away in Glenrothes is the Kingdom Centre – a covered shopping mall with a wide variety of retailers including high street names, café bars and restaurants.
Markinch has its own primary school with nursery, while parents of older children can chose between a selection of secondary schools in the local area including Glenrothes High School, Auchmuty High School or private schooling at Dollar Academy. Glenrothes is home to Adam Smith College, and St Andrews University is only a 22 mile drive
from Markinch.
Nearest schools:
- Auchmuty High School - Secondary (0.6 miles)
- Markinch Primary School (0.6 miles)
- Carleton Primary School (0.7 miles)
Nearest stations:
Markinch
(0.7 miles)
Glenrothes with Thornton
(2.7 miles)
Cardenden
(6.0 miles)
Driving directions
From Edinburgh travelling North
Follow signs for Forth Road Bridge. Heading north over bridge on A90 to M90. Leave M90 at Junction 2A signposted A92 for Glenrothes/Kirkcaldy, continue on A92 through Bankhead roundabout. At next roundabout, Preston roundabout, take 2nd exit to Tullis Russell roundabout, there take 3rd exit onto B9130, signposted Markinch and then turn 1st right into Dalginch.
From Dundee travelling South
From Tay Bridge follow A92 signposted Edinburgh/Kirkcaldy. At Forgan roundabout take the second exit onto A92 signposted Edinburgh, continue on to 5 Roads roundabout, following signs for A92 again signposted Edinburgh. At Melvilles Lodges roundabout take the second exit signposted Kirkcaldy to New Inn roundabout, there take second exit continuing on A92 to Tullis Russell roundabout, there take first exit onto B9130 (Markinch) then first right into Dalginch.
Opening hours
Daily, 11am - 6pm (Closed Tuesday 3rd April)
Call directly
Tel: 01592 664163
Site plan
About Miller Homes
Our Background
We’ll keep it brief, because a lot has happened over the past seventy-five years. Around 100,000 new Miller homes, for a start. A lot of new ideas in building technology. Loads of awards, like Major Housebuilder of the Year, Large Housebuilder of the Year, Best Sustainable Development, and Private Housebuilder of the Year. That last one’s important because it’s from First Time Buyer magazine, so it’s about real people and their experiences. We won that one last year. Oh, and the year before.
But awards are about the past. The important thing is what you can expect from us in the future.
Listening to you
Four times every year, we ask an independent research company to find out whether our customers would recommend us to friends. Our current rating is 97% positive (2011 average).
That’s about more than great houses. It’s about keeping in touch, helping you find what you want, helping you buy it once you’ve found it, telling you how the building’s coming along (by email, SMS, or the post). It’s about listening, and being there if you have a question or a problem. It’s about our incentives, offers and assistance schemes (please check them out), and dedicated websites that help people in a new neighbourhood to get to know each other. Yes, we get excited by new ideas and technologies, but essentially we’re just old fashioned, home loving people.
Quality homes. In quality places.
Building homes is what we do, and we do it exceptionally well. Over the past 75 years, we’ve seen what people really like about the homes we build and, well, we build on that experience.
So you know that behind the kerb appeal there’s a structure that meets the highest professional standards. You know that the beautifully proportioned rooms are impeccably finished and decorated. You know that every detail has been checked, inspected (and admired). You know all that because of the way the door feels when you open it, the crisp clean edge of the paintwork, the way your whole home just works. That’s experience.
What you may not realise, at least until you have the pleasant surprise of seeing your fuel bills, is that we are also absolutely committed to the most environmentally friendly movements in homebuilding. This means we use low-carbon construction methods (even zero carbon on occasion) but it also means that our homes are highly energy efficient in everyday life.
And finally, location location location. Some people want country quiet, some want urban convenience. All we can do is try to find the very best spot for every taste. So we try to put urban where it’s also pretty quiet and rural where it’s also pretty convenient. And the views? Well, we can’t move mountains (and wouldn’t if we could) but we will try to make sure your new home is pointing towards one if there’s one available, and something else nice if there’s not.
Service is too small a word.
We think of it as a relationship. Even if it never gets beyond the electronic stage we’ll do our very best to help you find what you’re looking for, and do it as unobtrusively as we can. You choose the channels, and we go away when you ask us to.
When you visit one of our developments, though, we have a chance to meet properly and talk. We enjoy that. We’ll show you homes we think you might like (or ones very like them if they’re not finished yet) and tell you about special offers that might interest you.
If you decide to buy, we’ll help in every way we can. We can give you information about mortgages and lawyers if you want it, although we’re careful not to become too close to anyone working on your behalf because we don’t want any conflicts of interest. Then we’ll keep you informed as your new home is being built, and invite you round at the appropriate time to choose things like kitchen worktops and bathroom tiles. If you want to measure up for carpets and curtains, we’ll do our best to arrange things.
When you get your keys, there’s a meeting to go over all the important stuff like stopcocks and thermostats, and we’ll also leave you full instructions. But here’s the best part. We don’t go away. We’ll leave you in peace, of course, but if you need help or advice we’ll be on hand for as long as you need us. That’s the kind of relationship we like.
