Isle of May High Light
The Isle of May is located in the north of the outer Firth of Forth, approximately eight kilometres off the coast of mainland Scotland. It is about 1.5 kilometres long and 0.5 kilometres wide.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Isle of May Lighthouse” and “Isle of May Stevenson Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isle of May and Isle of May Priory.
Isle of May
Island
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The Isle of May is located in the north of the outer Firth of Forth, approximately eight kilometres off the coast of mainland Scotland. It is about 1.5 kilometres long and 0.5 kilometres wide.
Isle of May Priory
Ruins
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Isle of May Priory was a monastery and community of Benedictine monks established for 9 monks of Reading Abbey on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, in 1153, under the patronage of David I of Scotland. Isle of May Priory is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Isle of May High Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cellardyke and Crail.
Cellardyke
Village
Cellardyke is a village in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The village is to the immediate east of Anstruther and is to the south of Kilrenny. Cellardyke is situated 6 miles northwest of Isle of May High Light.
Crail
Town
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crail is a former royal burgh, parish and community council area in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The locality has an estimated population of 1,630. Crail is situated 6 miles northwest of Isle of May High Light.
Anstruther
Photo: Chris Combe, CC BY 2.0.
Anstruther is a fishing village on the East Neuk of Fife on the east coast of Scotland. With a population of almost 4,000, it's the largest of a series of villages along the coast: east through Crail to the tip of Fife, and west through Pittenweem and St Monans to Earlsferry, all covered on this page.
Isle of May High Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.18566° or 56° 11′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.55746° or 2° 33′ 27″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Height
256 feet (78 metres)Operator
Northern Lighthouse BoardOpen location code
9C8V5CPV+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 1553424321OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Isle of May High Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de l’île de May”
- French: “Phare de l’île de May”
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