Abercrombie
Abercrombie is a village in Fife, Scotland. Abercrombie, recorded in 1157-60 as Abercrumbin, means 'mouth of the river Crombie'. The first element is the Pictish word aber 'river mouth'.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Abercrombie, Fife”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Newark Castle and Kellie Castle.
Newark Castle
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newark Castle is a ruin located just west of St Monans, on the east coast of Fife, Scotland. The building, built in the 15th century, stands in a dramatic location, overlooking the North Sea.
Kellie Castle
Photo: MaggieMayRose, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kellie Castle is a castle just outside Arncroach and below the dominant hill in the area, Kellie Law. It is about 4 kilometres north of Pittenweem in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Monans and Arncroach.
St Monans
Village
Photo: Spiggot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Monans, sometimes spelt St Monance, is a village and parish in the East Neuk of Fife and is named after the legendary Saint Monan. Situated approximately three miles west of Anstruther, the small community, whose inhabitants used to make their living mainly from fishing, is now a tourist destination situated on the Fife Coastal Path.
Arncroach
Village
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Arncroach is a small village situated in the east of Fife, four miles inland of the fishing village of Pittenweem and around 10 miles away from St Andrews, on the east coast of Scotland.
Pittenweem
Village
Photo: Ron Hann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pittenweem is a fishing village and civil parish in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,747. Pittenweem is situated 2 miles east of Abercrombie.
Abercrombie
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.21565° or 56° 12′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.77957° or 2° 46′ 46″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C8V668C+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 4347192278OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Abercrombie” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Abercrombie”
- Dutch: “Abercrombie”
- French: “Abercrombie”
- Irish: “Obar Chrombaidh”
- Italian: “Abercrombie”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abercrombie”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Obar Chrombaidh”
- Swedish: “Abercrombie, Skottland”
- Swedish: “Abercrombie”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Craigiewells and Newton of Balcormo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapel Wood and Abercrombie Church.
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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 “Abercrombie”. Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.