Beacon
Beacon is a building in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Beacon is situated nearby to the peak Isle of May, as well as near the lake Loch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isle of May and Isle of May High Light.
Isle of May
Island
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Isle of May is located in the north of the outer Firth of Forth, approximately eight kilometres off the coast of mainland Scotland. It is about 1.5 kilometres long and 0.5 kilometres wide.
Isle of May High Light
Lighthouse
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Isle of May is located in the north of the outer Firth of Forth, approximately eight kilometres off the coast of mainland Scotland. It is about 1.5 kilometres long and 0.5 kilometres wide.
Isle of May Priory
Ruins
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Isle of May Priory was a monastery and community of Benedictine monks established for 9 monks of Reading Abbey on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, in 1153, under the patronage of David I of Scotland. Isle of May Priory is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cellardyke and Crail.
Cellardyke
Village
Cellardyke is a village in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The village is to the immediate east of Anstruther and is to the south of Kilrenny. Cellardyke is situated 6 miles northwest of Beacon.
Crail
Town
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crail is a coastal village and royal burgh and community council area in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The locality has an estimated population of 1,630. Crail is situated 6 miles northwest of Beacon.
Anstruther
Photo: Chris Combe, CC BY 2.0.
Anstruther is a fishing village on the East Neuk - the peninsula - of Fife on the east coast of Scotland. With a population of 4000 in 2022, it's the largest of a series of villages along the coast: east through Crail to the tip of Fife, and west through Pittenweem and St Monans to Earlsferry, all covered on this page.
Beacon
- Type: Building
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.18588° or 56° 11′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.55653° or 2° 33′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C8V5CPV+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 255795669OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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