The Den

The Den is a forest in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Den is situated near the hamlet Kincaple, as well as near the village Guardbridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Leuchars railway station and Leuchars Airport.

Leuchars railway station

Railway station

Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leuchars railway station serves the towns of Leuchars and St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The station is the last northbound stop before Dundee. The station was built as Leuchars Junction station for the route over the Tay Bridge to Dundee, the previous Leuchars station being on the line to Tayport.

Leuchars Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: John Brailsford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leuchars Station is a British Army installation located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the historic town of St Andrews. Formerly RAF Leuchars, it was the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom.

Guard Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Andrews and Leuchars.

St Andrews

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

St Andrews is a town on the coast of Fife in northeast Scotland. With a population of 16,930 in 2021, it's an attractive place famous for its ancient university and as the "home of golf".

Leuchars

Town

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leuchars is a town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland. The civil parish has a population of 5,754 and an area of 13,357 acres.

Balmullo

Village

Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balmullo is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is 7 miles from the town of St Andrews and near to the villages of Lucklawhill, Guardbridge, Dairsie and Leuchars. Army base Leuchars Station is also nearby.

The Den

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

56.3505° or 56° 21′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.883° or 2° 52′ 59″ west

Open location code

9C8V9428+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 331905669

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kincaple and Guardbridge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Edenside Stables and The Cottage, Guardbridge.

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