Arncroach Dean

Arncroach Dean is a locality in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Arncroach Dean is situated nearby to the hamlet Gillingshill, as well as near Newton of Balcormo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kellie Castle and Pittarthie Castle.

Kellie Castle

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Kellie Castle is a castle just outside Arncroach and below the dominant hill in the area, Kellie Law. It is about 4 kilometres north of Pittenweem in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Pittarthie Castle is the remains of what was a laird’s tower house in Fife, Scotland dating to the end of the sixteenth century. The ruins of the structure are located 2.5 kilometres southwest of Dunino, and 6.5 kilometres northwest of Anstruther. Pittarthie Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Arncroach Dean.

Balcarres House

House

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Balcarres House lies 1 km north of the village of Colinsburgh, in the East Neuk of Fife, in eastern Scotland. It is centred on a mansion built in 1595 by John Lindsay, second son of David, 9th Earl of Crawford. Balcarres House is situated 2 miles west of Arncroach Dean.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arncroach and Carnbee.

Arncroach

Village

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Arncroach is a small village situated in the east of Fife, four miles inland of the fishing village of Pittenweem and around 10 miles away from St Andrews, on the east coast of Scotland.

Carnbee

Hamlet

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Carnbee is a village and rural parish in the inland part of the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Carnbee is situated 1½ miles northeast of Arncroach Dean.

Abercrombie

Hamlet

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Abercrombie is a village in Fife, Scotland. Abercrombie, recorded in 1157-60 as Abercrumbin, means 'mouth of the river Crombie'. The first element is the Pictish word aber 'river mouth'. Abercrombie is situated 1½ miles south of Arncroach Dean.

Arncroach Dean

Type: Locality
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.23931° or 56° 14′ 22″ north

Longitude

-2.79496° or 2° 47′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C8V66Q4+P2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5994815058

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gillingshill Nature Reserve and Gillingshill Reservoir.

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