Lindores Loch
Lindores Loch is a freshwater loch, situated in North Fife in the Parish of Abdie, in the Central Belt of Scotland. The Loch has for many years been used as a fishery and is well known for its abundant fish life.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairnie Hill and Lindores Abbey.
Cairnie Hill
Peak
Photo: Wereldburger758, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cairnie Hill lies at the eastern end of the Ochil Hills, above the village of Collessie Scotland. It is the highest point of a small upland area between Collesie Den and Collairnie Farm.
Lindores Abbey
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a reduced ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile north of the village of Lindores and is a scheduled monument.
Palace of Monimail
Castle
Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Palace of Monimail, also known as Monimail Tower, was a Renaissance palace in Fife, Scotland. A residence of the Archbishops of St Andrews from the 13th century, in the early 17th century Monimail became a chief seat of the Melville family.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lindores and Dunbog.
Lindores
Village
Lindores is a small village in Fife, Scotland, in the parish of Abdie, about 2 miles south-east of Newburgh. It is situated on the north-east shore of Lindores Loch, a 44 ha freshwater loch.
Dunbog
Hamlet
Dunbog is a parish in the county of Fife in Scotland which is now united with the neighbouring parish of Abdie, Dunbog kirk closing at that time. The name of the parish possibly derives from the Scottish Gaelic, Dùn Bolg, meaning "bag fort" or "bag-like, rounded hill" although no fortification has been identified on Dunbog Hill.
Collessie
Village
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Collessie is a village and parish of Fife, Scotland. The village is set on a small hillock centred on a historic church. Due to rerouting of roads, it now lies north of the A91.
Lindores Loch
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Fife, Scotland, UK, outflows north to Lindores Burn
- Category: body of water
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.33289° or 56° 19′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.1868° or 3° 11′ 13″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
9C8R8RM7+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 10064116OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2644476Wikidata ID
Q6552602
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lindores Loch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lindores Loch”
- French: “Lindores Loch”
- Swedish: “Lindores Loch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Abdie and Inchrye Steading.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maw Inch and Lindores House.
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