Inchcape
Inchcape or the Bell Rock is a reef about 11 miles off the east coast of Angus, Scotland, near Dundee and Fife, occupied by the Bell Rock Lighthouse. The name Inchcape comes from the Scottish Gaelic Innis Sgeap, meaning "beehive isle", probably comparing the shape of the reef to old-style skep beehives.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ralph Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Rock
- Description: reef off Angus, Scotland, UK, on which the Bell Rock lighthouse sits
- Also known as: “Bell Rock” and “Inchcape Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bell Rock Lighthouse.
Bell Rock Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bell Rock Lighthouse, off the coast of Angus, Scotland, is the world's oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouse. It was built between 1807 and 1810 by Robert Stevenson on the Bell Rock in the North Sea, 11 miles east of the Firth of Tay.
Inchcape
- Categories: reef and landform
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.43413° or 56° 26′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.38707° or 2° 23′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C8VCJM7+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 265054463OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockGeoNames ID
2655954Wikidata ID
Q4116061
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Inchcape” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Steeple Rock and Lady’s Cave.
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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 “Inchcape”. Photo: Ralph Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.