Lucky Scalp
Lucky Scalp is an islet in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Lucky Scalp is situated nearby to the grassland Tayport Heath, as well as near the suburb Broughty Ferry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broughty Castle and Broughty Ferry railway station.
Broughty Castle
Castle
Photo: TimVickers, Public domain.
Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the River Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454, when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, received permission to build on the site. Broughty Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lucky Scalp.
Broughty Ferry railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broughty Ferry railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Broughty Ferry in Dundee, Scotland. It is sited 3 miles 38 chains from the former Dundee East station, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, between Dundee and Balmossie. Broughty Ferry railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Lucky Scalp.
Tayport Pile Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Brian Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tayport Pile Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles west of Lucky Scalp.
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. Broughty Ferry is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lucky Scalp.
Barnhill
Quarter
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnhill is an area in Dundee, located within the suburb of Broughty Ferry. It is approximately 4+1⁄2 miles east of Dundee City Centre. Until the late 19th century, Barnhill was a separate village. Barnhill is situated 2 miles north of Lucky Scalp.
Lucky Scalp
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.44744° or 56° 26′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.84449° or 2° 50′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C8VC5W4+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 180049697OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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