Inchcolm Hogback Stone
Inchcolm Hogback Stone is a historic site in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Inchcolm Hogback Stone is situated nearby to Inchcolm Museum, as well as near the islet Swallow Craig.Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: Viking (800-1050 AD) carved grave stone from Inchcolm, Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Inchcolm hogback”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inchcolm and Carcraig.
Inchcolm
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inchcolm is an island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The island has a long history as a site of religious worship, having started with a church, which later developed into a monastery and a large Augustine Abbey in the mid 13th century.
Oxcars Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Simon Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oxcars Lighthouse is situated 1 mile southeast of Inchcolm Hogback Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberdour and Dalgety Bay.
Aberdour
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aberdour is a small town on the coast of Fife in central Scotland, and nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, with a population in 2011 of 1633.
Dalgety Bay
Town
Photo: Arcaist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dalgety Bay is a coastal town and parish in Fife, Scotland, on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, nine miles from Edinburgh city centre. The civil parish is the eighth-largest in Fife, with a population of 9,710 in 2020. Dalgety Bay is situated 2 miles west of Inchcolm Hogback Stone.
Hillend
Village
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hillend is a village in Fife, Scotland, to the east of Inverkeithing and to the west of Dalgety Bay. The village is 9.5 miles northwest of Edinburgh city centre. The village had a population of 217 in 2001. Hillend is situated 3 miles west of Inchcolm Hogback Stone.
Inchcolm Hogback Stone
- Categories: grave marker, hogback, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.03001° or 56° 1′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.30195° or 3° 18′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C8R2MJX+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 13683537467OpenStreetMap feature
historic=hogbackWikidata ID
Q1623357
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In Other Languages
“Inchcolm Hogback Stone” goes by many names.
- German: “Hogback von Inchcolm”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Inchcolm Museum and Swallow Craig.
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