Monks‘ Cave

Monks‘ Cave is an archaeological site in , , . Monks‘ Cave is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inchcolm and Aberdour Castle.

Islet
is an island in the 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.

is in the village of , , . Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, along with in , which was built at around the same time. is situated 1¼ miles north of Monks‘ Cave.

Railway station
is a railway station in the village of , , . The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line. is situated 1 mile north of Monks‘ Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberdour and Dalgety Bay.

is a small town on the coast of in central Scotland, and nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, with a population in 2011 of 1633.

Town
is a coastal town and parish in , , on the north shore of the , nine miles from city centre. The civil parish is the eighth-largest in Fife, with a population of 9,710 in 2020. is situated 2 miles west of Monks‘ Cave.

Village
is a village in , Scotland, to the east of and to the west of . The village is 9.5 miles northwest of city centre. The village had a population of 217 in 2001. is situated 2½ miles west of Monks‘ Cave.

Monks‘ Cave

Latitude
56.03925° or 56° 2′ 21″ north
Longitude
-3.30828° or 3° 18′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C8R2MQR+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2240154001
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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