Cow & Calves

Cow & Calves is an islet in , . Cow & Calves is situated nearby to the islet , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inch Mickery and Oxcars Lighthouse.

Islet
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inchmickery is a small island in the in Scotland. It is about two miles north of Edinburgh. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic, Innis nam Biocaire, meaning Isle of the Vicars, implying that there may have been an old ecclesiastical or Culdee settlement here, as in nearby .

Lighthouse
Photo: Simon Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Cow & Calves.

Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an island in the in Scotland. The island has a long history as a site of religious worship, having started with a church, which later developed into a monastery and a large Augustine Abbey in the mid 13th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberdour and Silverknowes.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town on the coast of in central Scotland, and nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, with a population in 2011 of 1633.

Suburb
is a district of , , lying to the northwest of the city. The district contains over 2000 homes, ranging in size from bungalow to semi-detached housing, much of it built during the mid-twentieth century. is situated 3 miles south of Cow & Calves.

Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district in the north of , Scotland. forms part of Edinburgh's waterfront along the and is, historically, an industrial area having a large harbour. is situated 3 miles southeast of Cow & Calves.

Cow & Calves

Latitude
56.01583° or 56° 0′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.27469° or 3° 16′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C8R2P8G+84
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41065868
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
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Satellite Map

Discover Cow & Calves from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oxcars and Carcraig.

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