Morendy Wood

Morendy Wood is a forest in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Morendy Wood is situated near the hamlet Morendy Cottages, as well as near Roseacres Travellers Site.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Leuchars Castle and Tay Bridge transmitting station.

Leuchars Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leuchars Castle, was a castle that was located near Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. A motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century. The town was created a barony in the time of King William the Lion.

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.

St Athernase Church

Church

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Athernase Church is a Romanesque church located in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building and remains in use as a Church of Scotland parish church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dundee and Newport-on-Tay.

Dundee

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dundee is an industrial city and port, historically part of Angus county in northeast Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Tay, which here broadens out into the North Sea, and in 2022 had a population of 148,000.

Newport-on-Tay

Town

Photo: Benson85, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newport-on-Tay is a town in the north-east of Fife in Scotland. It is approximately 23 miles north-northeast of Edinburgh, 67 miles northeast of Glasgow, and 3 miles south-southeast of Dundee.

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.

Morendy Wood

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

56.4119° or 56° 24′ 43″ north

Longitude

-2.9306° or 2° 55′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C8VC369+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28945116

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Morendy Cottages and Roseacres Travellers Site.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Knock Hill and Knockhill Wood.

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