Shield Rock
Shield Rock is in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Shield Rock is situated nearby to the village Pittenweem, as well as near the quarter Anstruther Wester.Places of Interest
Highlights include Scottish Fisheries Museum and Newark Castle.
Scottish Fisheries Museum
Museum
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Scottish Fisheries Museum is a museum in Anstruther, Fife, that records the history of the Scottish fishing industry and its people from earliest times to the present day. Scottish Fisheries Museum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Shield Rock.
Newark Castle
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newark Castle is a ruin located just west of St Monans, on the east coast of Fife, Scotland. The building, built in the 15th century, stands in a dramatic location, overlooking the North Sea. Newark Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Shield Rock.
Anstruther Easter Parish Church
Church
Photo: Localharrylover, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anstruther Easter Parish Church is situated 2 miles north of Shield Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pittenweem and Anstruther.
Pittenweem
Village
Photo: Ron Hann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pittenweem is a fishing village and civil parish in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,747.
Anstruther
Photo: Chris Combe, CC BY 2.0.
Anstruther is a fishing village on the East Neuk - the peninsula - of Fife on the east coast of Scotland. With a population of 4000 in 2022, it's the largest of a series of villages along the coast: east through Crail to the tip of Fife, and west through Pittenweem and St Monans to Earlsferry, all covered on this page.
Cellardyke
Village
Cellardyke is a village in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The village is to the immediate east of Anstruther and is to the south of Kilrenny. Cellardyke is situated 2 miles northeast of Shield Rock.
Shield Rock
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.2° or 56° 12′ northLongitude
-2.71667° or 2° 43′ westOpen location code
9C8V57XM+X8GeoNames ID
2637988
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Anstruther Wester and Anstruther Easter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pittenweem Harbour and Billow Ness.
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