Newark Castle
Newark Castle is a ruin located just west of St Monans, on the east coast of Fife, Scotland. The building, built in the 15th century, stands in a dramatic location, overlooking the North Sea.Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Nick J Bibby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Inverie Castle” and “Newark Castle, Fife”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Monans Church and Ardross Castle.
St Monans Church
Church
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Monans Church is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Newark Castle.
Ardross Castle
Ruins
Photo: Paul Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardross Castle was a c.14th-century castle that was located in Elie and Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland, near the sea. Ardross Castle is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Newark Castle.
Ardross souterrain
Grassland
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardross souterrain is a grassland, which is situated 1 mile west of Newark Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Monans and Abercrombie.
St Monans
Village
Photo: Spiggot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Monans, sometimes spelt St Monance, is a village and parish in the East Neuk of Fife and is named after the legendary Saint Monan. Situated approximately three miles west of Anstruther, the small community, whose inhabitants used to make their living mainly from fishing, is now a tourist destination situated on the Fife Coastal Path.
Abercrombie
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abercrombie is a village in Fife, Scotland. Abercrombie, recorded in 1157-60 as Abercrumbin, means 'mouth of the river Crombie'. The first element is the Pictish word aber 'river mouth'.
Elie and Earlsferry
Village
Photo: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elie and Earlsferry is a coastal town and former royal burgh in Fife, and parish, Scotland, situated within the East Neuk beside Chapel Ness on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, eight miles east of Leven. Elie and Earlsferry is situated 2 miles west of Newark Castle.
Newark Castle
- Categories: castle and tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.20095° or 56° 12′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.77804° or 2° 46′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C8V662C+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 372537151OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q9704509
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Turkish—“Newark Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Newark Castle”
- German: “Newark Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Newark”
- Turkish: “Newark Kalesi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bowhouse Art Gallery and St Monans Fire Station.
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