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Moonzie

Moonzie is a small parish in , , about 3 miles north-west of . It is bounded on the west by , on the north by , on the south-east by Cupar and on the south-west by Monimail.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 30 residents
  • Description: Scottish parish in Fife, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Auchtermonsey”, “Auchtermoonzie”, “Monzie”, and “Urhithumonesyn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lordscairnie Castle and Mount Hill.

Castle
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruin situated near Moonzie, 2.5 miles north-east of , in , Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument.

Peak
Photo: StuzzyW, Public domain.
rises from the rolling farmland about three miles north west of in North East , Scotland. On its summit stands the 29-metre high Hopetoun Monument, which is visible for many miles around.

Castle
is a ruined castle which was the former seat of Clan Seton near Parbroath farm, , . Only a portion of a vault standing in a field still exists.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luthrie and Stratheden.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the parish of in , Scotland. A small stream shown on maps as Windygates Burn flows through the village and occasionally floods. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Moonzie.

Hamlet
is a hamlet 2 miles west of , and just north of , in , Scotland. was built as the Fife and Kinross District Lunatic Asylum in July 1866. is situated 2½ miles south of Moonzie.

Town
is a town, former royal burgh and parish in , Scotland. It lies between and . According to a 2011 population estimate, had a population around 9,000, making it the ninth-largest settlement in Fife, and the civil parish a population of 11,183. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Moonzie.

Moonzie

Latitude
56.34445° or 56° 20′ 40″ north
Longitude
-3.06068° or 3° 3′ 39″ west
Population
30
Elevation
325 feet (99 metres)
Open location code
9C8R8WVQ+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5412606317
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2642288
Wiki­data ID
Q24993807
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scots—“Moonzie” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Moonzie”
  • Chinese: “蒙齐”
  • Japanese: “ムーンジー”
  • Scots: “Moonzie”
  • Scots: “Muinyie”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lordscairnie and Newington.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include West Myre and Moonzie Kirk.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Moonzie”. Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.