Carcraig

Carcraig is an islet in , , . Carcraig is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
Photo: Simon Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: small island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK
  • Historically known as: “Car Craig”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Inchcolm and Inchcolm Hogback Stone.

Islet
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is an island in the in Scotland. The island has a long history as a site of religious worship, having started with a church, which later developed into a monastery and a large Augustine Abbey in the mid 13th century.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Lighthouse
Photo: Simon Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberdour and Dalgety Bay.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town on the coast of in central Scotland, and nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, with a population in 2011 of 1633.

Town
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is a coastal town and parish in , , on the north shore of the , nine miles from city centre. The civil parish is the eighth-largest in Fife, with a population of 9,710 in 2020. is situated 2½ miles west of Carcraig.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a port on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, in in central Scotland, with a population of 6300 in 2022. Its west side is industrial and formerly had ship-building, but its east is a small seaside resort and commuter town for Edinburgh.

Carcraig

Latitude
56.03383° or 56° 2′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.28639° or 3° 17′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C8R2PM7+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 503778137
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2653826
Wiki­data ID
Q24653156
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Satellite Map

Discover Carcraig from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Carcraig” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Carcraig”
  • Swedish: “Carcraig”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mortimer’s Deep and Bell Rock.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Swallow Craig and Inchcolm Museum.

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