Inchrye Motte

Inchrye Motte is an archaeological site in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Inchrye Motte is situated nearby to the lake Lindores Loch, as well as near the ruins Steading, Inchyre House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lindores Loch and Cairnie Hill.

Lindores Loch

Lake

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Lindores Loch is a freshwater loch, situated in North Fife in the Parish of Abdie, in the Central Belt of Scotland. The Loch has for many years been used as a fishery and is well known for its abundant fish life.

Cairnie Hill

Peak

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Cairnie Hill lies at the eastern end of the Ochil Hills, above the village of Collessie Scotland. It is the highest point of a small upland area between Collesie Den and Collairnie Farm.

Lindores Abbey

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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 2 miles northwest of Inchrye Motte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindores and Dunbog.

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.

Dunbog

Hamlet

Dunbog is a parish in the county of Fife in Scotland which is now united with the neighbouring parish of Abdie, Dunbog kirk closing at that time. The name of the parish possibly derives from the Scottish Gaelic, Dùn Bolg, meaning "bag fort" or "bag-like, rounded hill" although no fortification has been identified on Dunbog Hill.

Collessie

Village

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Collessie is a village and parish of Fife, Scotland. The village is set on a small hillock centred on a historic church. Due to rerouting of roads, it now lies north of the A91. Collessie is situated 2½ miles southeast of Inchrye Motte.

Inchrye Motte

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.33576° or 56° 20′ 9″ north

Longitude

-3.18287° or 3° 10′ 58″ west

Open location code

9C8R8RP8+8V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13665159193

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Steading, Inchyre House and Lindores House.

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