Fidra Lighthouse
Fidra is a currently uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth, 4 kilometres northwest of North Berwick, on the east coast of Scotland. The island is an RSPB Scotland nature reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dirleton Castle and Lamb.
Dirleton Castle
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dirleton Castle is a medieval fortress in the village of Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland. It lies around 2 miles west of North Berwick, and around 19 miles east of Edinburgh. Dirleton Castle is situated 2 miles south of Fidra Lighthouse.
Lamb
Island
Photo: Alastair Seagroatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamb, sometimes called Lamb Island or The Lamb, is a small uninhabited island measuring approximately 100 by 50 metres, between the islands of Fidra and Craigleith in the Firth of Forth, off the east coast of Scotland.
Muirfield
Golf course
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muirfield is a privately owned golf links which is the home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Located in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland, overlooking the Firth of Forth, Muirfield is one of the golf courses used in rotation for The Open Championship. Muirfield is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fidra Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Tarbet and Dirleton.
Castle Tarbet
Locality
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Tarbet is located on the island of Fidra, East Lothian, within the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
Dirleton
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dirleton is a village and civil parish in East Lothian, Scotland approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh on the A198. It contains 7,500 acres. Dirleton lies between North Berwick, Gullane, Fenton Barns and the Yellowcraigs nature reserve, Archerfield Estate and the Firth of Forth. Dirleton is situated 2 miles south of Fidra Lighthouse.
North Berwick
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Berwick is a town on the coast of East Lothian in central Scotland, with a population of 7840 in 2020. It's an attractive fishing port and beach resort, nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh 20 miles west.
Fidra Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.07322° or 56° 4′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.78511° or 2° 47′ 6″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C8V36F7+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 40555139OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Indonesian—“Fidra Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Maják Fidra”
- French: “phare de Fidra”
- French: “Phare de Fidra”
- Indonesian: “Mercusuar Fidra”
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