Hanging Gardens Viewpoint
Hanging Gardens Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Hanging Gardens Viewpoint is situated nearby to the museum Culross Palace, as well as near the art gallery Culross Pottery and Gallery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Culross Palace and Culross Town House.
Culross Palace
Museum
Photo: Lyall Duffus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culross Palace is a late 16th to early 17th century merchant's house in Culross, Fife, Scotland. The palace, or "Great Lodging", was constructed between 1597 and 1611 by Sir George Bruce, the Laird of Carnock.
Culross Town House
Town hall
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Culross Town House, also known as Culross Tolbooth, is a municipal structure in the Sandhaven area of Culross, Fife, Scotland. The building, which now serves as a visitor centre, is Category A listed.
Market Cross of Culross
Photo: Kristijrn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Culross mercat cross is located in Culross, Fife, Scotland. Now Category A listed, its base dates to the original 16th-century mercat cross. Its shaft and capital, meanwhile, are 1902 replacements, the work of John William Small and Alexander Neilson. Market Cross of Culross is situated 470 feet east of Hanging Gardens Viewpoint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culross and Preston Island.
Culross
Photo: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Culross is a very attractive village in Fife on the north bank of the Firth of Forth. In the 16th and 17th centuries its merchants grew rich from coal, salt and limestone, trading especially with the Low Countries, and building themselves fine town houses.
Preston Island
Locality
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Preston Island is a former artificial island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The reclaimed land was once used for salt production, using local coal. It is part of Fife.
Torryburn
Village
Torryburn is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. It is one of a number of old port communities on this coast and at one point served as port for Dunfermline. Torryburn is situated 2½ miles east of Hanging Gardens Viewpoint.
Hanging Gardens Viewpoint
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.05608° or 56° 3′ 22″ northLongitude
-3.63061° or 3° 37′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C8R3949+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 12909451261OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Culross Pottery and Gallery and Sandhaven.
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