North Carr
The Carr is a sandstone reef on the headland between the Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay. There have been many ships wrecked on the reef, which lies on the busy shipping lanes into the Forth ports and the River Tay.Places of Interest
Highlights: Fife Ness Lighthouse and Crail Golfing Society.
Fife Ness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Fife Ness is a headland forming the most eastern point in Fife, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crail and Kingsbarns.
Crail
Town
Crail is a coastal village and royal burgh and… Crail is situated 3 miles southwest of North Carr.
Kingsbarns
Village
Boarhills
Hamlet
Boarhills is a hamlet close to Kingsbarns in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Boarhills is situated 5 miles west of North Carr.
North Carr
- Type: Rock
- Description: reef in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Categories: reef and landform
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.29422° or 56° 17′ 39″ north
Longitude
-2.57501° or 2° 34′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C8V7CVF+MX
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“North Carr” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “North Carr Rock”
- Dutch: “North Carr”
- Swedish: “North Carr Rock”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Babbet Ness and East Neuk.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Carr Brigs and Fife Ness.
Fife: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Dunfermline and St Andrews.
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