Tayport West Lighthouse
Tayport West Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Tayport West Lighthouse is situated nearby to Ferry Port on Craig Cemetery, as well as near Tayport Cemetery.Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Tayport High Light” and “Tayport High Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tayport East Lighthouse and Tayport Pile Lighthouse.
Tayport East Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Andy Wright, CC BY 2.0.
Tayport East Lighthouse is situated 1,300 feet east of Tayport West Lighthouse.
Tayport Pile Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Brian Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tayport Pile Lighthouse is situated 1 mile east of Tayport West Lighthouse.
Tay Bridge transmitting station
Tower
The Angus transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated approximately five miles due north of Dundee, between the villages of Charleston and Tealing, Scotland. Tay Bridge transmitting station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Tayport West Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tayport and Broughty Ferry.
Tayport
Town
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tayport, also known as Ferry-Port-on-Craig, is a town in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the Firth of Tay opposite Broughty Ferry, a suburb of Dundee. The two were linked by a ferry service until 1939.
Broughty Ferry
Suburb
Photo: Edmarinuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Broughty Ferry is a suburb in Dundee, Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated into Dundee.
Craigiebank
Suburb
Craigiebank is an area of eastern Dundee, Scotland. It borders three other areas of the city: West Ferry to the east, Pitkerro to the north, Baxter Park and East Port to the south-west. Craigiebank is situated 1½ miles northwest of Tayport West Lighthouse.
Tayport West Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.45281° or 56° 27′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.89906° or 2° 53′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C8VF432+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 898145563OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q5856524
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In Other Languages
“Tayport West Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Faro de Tayport High”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ferry Port on Craig Cemetery and Tayport Cemetery.
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