Abdie

Abdie is a parish in north-west Fife, Scotland, lying on the south shore of the Firth of Tay on the eastern outskirts of Newburgh, extending about 3 miles eastwards to the boundary of Dunbog parish, with which it is now united ecclesiastically and for the Community Council.

Type: Ruin
Description: Scottish parish in Fife, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Abdie Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lindores Abbey and Lindores Loch.

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 1¼ miles north of Abdie.

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.

Mugdrum Island

Island

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Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay on the east coast of Scotland, opposite the town of Newburgh in Fife. It is low-lying and reedy, and covers an area of 55.7 acres. Mugdrum Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Abdie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindores and Newburgh.

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.

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.

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. Dunbog is situated 2½ miles northeast of Abdie.

Abdie

Categories: civil parish, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.33333° or 56° 20′ north

Longitude

-3.21667° or 3° 13′ west

Population

421

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

9C8R8QMM+88

GeoNames ID

2657858

Wikidata ID

Q25171892

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Chinese—“Abdie” goes by many names.

Basque: “Abdie”
Chinese: “阿布迪”

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