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It has a primary school, Mitchell Hall ( 1896 ), library, and Miners ' Welfare Institute ( 1931 ).

Fife Airport lies a mile ( 1. 5 km ) to the north and on a hill overlooking the farm of Redwells stands Blythe's Folly, a 15. 6m ( 52 feet ) high tower built in 1812 by an eccentric Leith shipowner.

Kinglassie's development during the late 19th and early 20th Century was marked by its rapid expansion to house mine workers.

Many mine workers perished and were injured during the life of the mine — the mine was plagued by water flooding problems.

The Kinglassie Pit started in 1908 and closed in 1967.

The Westfield open cast coal mine lies to the west of the village and is still regarded as the biggest man-made hole in Europe by local people.