Spruce Belt

Spruce Belt is a forest in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Spruce Belt is situated nearby to the hamlet Mountquhanie, as well as near The Starr.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birkhill Castle and Lordscairnie Castle.

Birkhill Castle

Castle

Photo: Peter Mannox, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Birkhill Castle is a stately home, the residence of the Earl of Dundee, located on the banks of the River Tay, a short drive from St. Andrews. The castle is operated as a commercial venture offering facilities for corporate and private groups.

Lordscairnie Castle

Castle

Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lordscairnie Castle is a ruin situated near Moonzie, 2.5 miles north-east of Cupar, in Fife, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument.

Balmerino Abbey

Photo: Cb43569, CC0.

Balmerino Abbey, or St Edward's Abbey, in Balmerino, Fife, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery which has been ruinous since the 16th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cupar and Gauldry.

Cupar

Cupar is a historic market town that is the largest settlement in Fife, in the north east of Scotland.

Gauldry

Village

Photo: Zcbeaton, CC0.

Gauldry, locally sometimes The Gauldry, is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is located 3 kilometres southwest of Newport on Tay, 2 kilometres south-east of Balmerino, and 1 kilometre south of Bottomcraig.

Balmerino

Village

Photo: Cb43569, Public domain.

Balmerino is a small village and former monastic centre in Fife, Scotland. It is the home of Balmerino Abbey and the former abbots of Balmerino who were great regional landlords.

Spruce Belt

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

56.3756° or 56° 22′ 32″ north

Longitude

-3.0517° or 3° 3′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C8R9WGX+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 373212869

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mountquhanie and The Starr.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oak Belt and Beech Belt.

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