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Isle of May

The Isle of May is located in the north of the outer , approximately eight kilometres off the coast of mainland . It is about 1.5 kilometres long and 0.5 kilometres wide.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the north of the outer Firth of Forth
  • Also known as: “May” and “May Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isle of May High Light and Isle of May Priory.

Lighthouse
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Isle of May is located in the north of the outer , approximately eight kilometres off the coast of mainland . It is about 1.5 kilometres long and 0.5 kilometres wide.

Ruins
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The was a monastery and community of Benedictine monks established for 9 monks of on the Isle of May in the , Scotland, in 1153, under the patronage of David I of Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cellardyke and Crail.

Village
is a village in the of , Scotland. The village is to the immediate east of and is to the south of . is situated 6 miles northwest of Isle of May.

Town
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former royal burgh, parish and community council area in the of , Scotland. The locality has an estimated population of 1,630. is situated 6 miles northwest of Isle of May.

Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland. Part of the , it lies immediately to the north of on the south coast. The first element of the name is from the Scottish Gaelic cill, meaning 'church'. is situated 6 miles northwest of Isle of May.

Isle of May

Latitude
56.18696° or 56° 11′ 13″ north
Longitude
-2.55609° or 2° 33′ 22″ west
Elevation
157 feet (48 metres)
Open location code
9C8V5CPV+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 3469279
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2642885
Wiki­data ID
Q1575611
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Isle of May” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Isle of May”
  • Chinese: “五月島”
  • Czech: “Isle of May”
  • Czech: “May”
  • Dutch: “Isle of May”
  • Esperanto: “insulo May”
  • French: “Île de May”
  • French: “May”
  • German: “Isle of May”
  • Irish: “Eilean Mháigh”
  • Irish: “Eilean Mhàigh”
  • Japanese: “メイ島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Isle of May National Nature Reserve”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Isle of May naturreservat”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Isle of May”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Isle of May”
  • Norwegian: “Isle of May”
  • Polish: “Isle of May”
  • Russian: “Мей (остров, Великобритания)”
  • Russian: “Мей”
  • Scots: “The Mey”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eilean Mhàigh”
  • Swedish: “Isle of May”
  • Welsh: “Ynys May”
  • “May”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Isle of May and Loch.

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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 “Isle of May”. Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.