Lindores
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lindores Loch and Cairnie Hill.
Lindores Loch
Lake
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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.
Cairnie Hill
Peak
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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
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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. Lindores Abbey is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lindores.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunbog and Newburgh.
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.
Newburgh
Town
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Newburgh is a royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, at the south shore of the Firth of Tay. The town has a population of 2,171, which constitutes a 10% increase since 1901 when the population was counted at 1,904 persons. Newburgh is situated 2 miles northwest of Lindores.
Collessie
Village
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. Collessie is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lindores.
Lindores
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.3388° or 56° 20′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.19062° or 3° 11′ 26″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Open location code
9C8R8RQ5+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 29621714OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Italian—“Lindores” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Lindores”
- Dutch: “Lindores”
- French: “Lindores”
- Italian: “Lindores”
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