Dunearn
Dunearn is an archaeological site in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Dunearn is situated nearby to the islet Devil’s Spadeful, as well as near the peak Hawk Hill.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dunearn Estate”, “Dunearn Hillfort”, and “Dunearn,fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knockdavie Castle and Aberdour Castle.
Knockdavie Castle
Ruins
Photo: John Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockdavie Castle is a now-ruined 17th-century house in Burntisland parish, Fife, Scotland. The name probably derives from the Gaelic cnoc dubh -in " black hill ", with cnoc dabhoch “the hill farm” another theory. Knockdavie Castle is situated 3,100 feet north of Dunearn.
Aberdour Castle
Photo: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberdour Castle is in the village of Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, along with Castle Sween in Argyll, which was built at around the same time. Aberdour Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dunearn.
Aberdour railway station
Railway station
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberdour railway station is a railway station in the village of Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line. Aberdour railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dunearn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burntisland and Aberdour.
Burntisland
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burntisland is a port on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, in Fife in central Scotland, with a population of 6600 in 2020. Its west side is industrial and formerly had ship-building, but its east is a small seaside resort and commuter town for Edinburgh.
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.
Auchtertool
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchtertool is a small village in Fife, Scotland. It is 4 miles west of Kirkcaldy. The name is from the Gaelic uachdar, meaning upland or heights above the Tiel burn. Auchtertool is situated 2 miles north of Dunearn.
Dunearn
- Categories: contour fort, hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.07189° or 56° 4′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.26826° or 3° 16′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C8R3PCJ+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1485351444OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31088357
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