Lindores Abbey
Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a reduced ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile north of the village of Lindores and is a scheduled monument.Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: abbey in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Lindores Abbey (ruins)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mugdrum Island and Lochmill Loch.
Mugdrum Island
Island
Photo: A A Lang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay on the east coast of Scotland, opposite the town of Newburgh in Fife. It is low-lying and reedy, and covers an area of 55.7 acres.
Lochmill Loch
Reservoir
Photo: A A Lang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochmill Loch is a reservoir, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Lindores Abbey.
Lindores Loch
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lindores Loch is a freshwater loch, situated in North Fife in the Parish of Abdie, in the Central Belt of Scotland. The Loch has for many years been used as a fishery and is well known for its abundant fish life. Lindores Loch is situated 2 miles southeast of Lindores Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newburgh and Lindores.
Newburgh
Town
Photo: Viewfinder, Public domain.
Newburgh is a royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, at the south shore of the Firth of Tay. The town has a population of 2,171, which constitutes a 10% increase since 1901 when the population was counted at 1,904 persons.
Lindores
Village
Lindores is a small village in Fife, Scotland, in the parish of Abdie, about 2 miles south-east of Newburgh. It is situated on the north-east shore of Lindores Loch, a 44 ha freshwater loch. Lindores is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lindores Abbey.
Dunbog
Hamlet
Dunbog is a parish in the county of Fife in Scotland which is now united with the neighbouring parish of Abdie, Dunbog kirk closing at that time. The name of the parish possibly derives from the Scottish Gaelic, Dùn Bolg, meaning "bag fort" or "bag-like, rounded hill" although no fortification has been identified on Dunbog Hill. Dunbog is situated 2½ miles east of Lindores Abbey.
Lindores Abbey
- Categories: abbey, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.35234° or 56° 21′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.22595° or 3° 13′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C8R9Q2F+WJOpenStreetMap ID
way 42990283OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2614230
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Lindores Abbey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “林多爾斯修道院”
- Chinese: “林多雷斯修道院”
- Dutch: “Lindores Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Lindores”
- French: “Abbaye de Lindores”
- French: “abbaye Saint-André de Lindores”
- German: “Lindores Abbey Distillery”
- German: “Lindores Abbey”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Lindores”
- Italian: “Lindores Abbey”
- Russian: “Аббатство Линдорес”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Newburgh Cemetery and Newburgh Parish Church.
Nearby Places
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