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.
Wikipedia
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 157 feet (48 metres)
  • Description: island in the north of the outer Firth of Forth
  • Also known as
    “May”
    “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…

Ruins
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The was a monastery and community…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cellardyke and Crail.

Village
is a village in the of , Scotland. is situated 6 miles northwest of Isle of May.

Town
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal village and royal burgh and… is situated 6 miles northwest of Isle of May.

Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland. is situated 6 miles northwest of Isle of May.

Isle of May

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Latitude
56.18696° or 56° 11′ 13″ north
Longitude
-2.55609° or 2° 33′ 22″ west
Open location code
9C8V5CPV+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 3469279
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2642885
Wiki­data ID
Q1575611

Satellite Map

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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”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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