MacDuff’s Cross
MacDuff's Cross, also known as the Cross of MacDuff or Ninewells, is the remains of an ancient white sandstone monument, located on a historic site between Lindores and Newburgh in Fife, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lochmill Loch and Mugdrum Island.
Mugdrum Island
Island
Photo: A A Lang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Lindores Abbey
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1½ miles northeast of MacDuff’s Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newburgh and Abernethy.
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.
Abernethy
Village
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abernethy is a village and former burgh in the Perth and Kinross council area and historic county of Perthshire, in the east central Lowlands of Scotland. Abernethy is situated 2½ miles west of MacDuff’s Cross.
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. Lindores is situated 2½ miles east of MacDuff’s Cross.
MacDuff’s Cross
- Type: Wayside cross
- Description: sculptured stone in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Categories: boundary marker, stone cross, and historic site
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.33708° or 56° 20′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.25161° or 3° 15′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C8R8PPX+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13006823262OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossWikidata ID
Q6721864
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