Kirkcaldy Greyhound Stadium

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Kirkcaldy Greyhound Track
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LocationKirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Coordinates56°06′45″N 3°10′24″W / 56.11250°N 3.17333°W / 56.11250; -3.17333
Opened1934
Closed1970's

Kirkcaldy Greyhound Track was a former greyhound racing track in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Greyhound Racing took place on the 2,300 capacity Kirkcaldy and District Track and Sports Ground off Oriel Road, south of Masserene Road. Adjacent to the west side of the stadium was the Sunnybrae Plantation.[1] The first race meeting was on 15 December 1934 and independent (unlicensed) racing continued for 35 years.[2] The race nights consisted of Thursday and Saturday evenings. The circumference of the track was 365 yards and the race distances were 235 and 410 yards.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "OS County Series Fifeshire 1938". old-maps.co.uk.
  2. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 418. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  3. ^ Furby, R (1968). Independent Greyhound Racing. New Dominion House. p. 81.