Markinch (/mɑːrˈkɪntʃ/, Scottish Gaelic: Marc Innis)[2] is both a village[3] and a parish in the heart of Fife, Scotland.

[9] The original site of Dalginch is now believed to have been on the cemetery mound at Northhall, 500m northeast of Markinch Church.

The provincial importance of Markinch under the MacDuff Earls of Fife is likely to account for the very high architectural quality of the early 12th century church tower.

On the northern outskirts of the town beside the East Lodge of Balbirnie House stands the ancient Stob Cross which may be a Pictish Class II symbol stone defaced during the Reformation.

[13] The town is built on the top and sides of a low ridge, which was once high ground surrounded by marshes (innis in Scots Gaelic[14]).

Recent rhododendron clearance has made them visible once more, and the view from the top of the hill to the south has been restored.

During the Industrial Revolution in the middle of the 19th century, the village started to adapt to spinning and weaving production.

Markinch's former Haig's Whisky bottling plant is now used as a business park and is split into small units.

[15] Further names were added to the memorial following the Second World War.The town enjoys a range of local facilities including football, bowling, tennis, a curling club, and parks.

The park includes a golf course, Balbirnie House Hotel, formerly the Balfour family's home and subsequently the headquarters of Glenrothes Development Corporation, before its latest reincarnation, and craft centre.

Regular bus services link the station with Glenrothes and Leven town centres and the surrounding villages.

The station was once a terminus of a branch line, which ran through the land now occupied by Glenrothes between Leslie and Markinch.

The former branchline now forms part of the Fife Cycle Network and has been named Böblingen Way, after Glenrothes' German Twin Town.