Witches Loch

Witches Loch is in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Witches Loch is situated nearby to Bowstard Loch, as well as near the village Lindores.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lindores Loch and Lindores Abbey.

Lindores Loch

Lake

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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 Abbey

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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. Lindores Abbey is situated 1½ miles west of Witches Loch.

Cairnie Hill

Peak

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Cairnie Hill lies at the eastern end of the Ochil Hills, above the village of Collessie Scotland. It is the highest point of a small upland area between Collesie Den and Collairnie Farm. Cairnie Hill is situated 1½ miles southeast of Witches Loch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindores and Dunbog.

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.

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.

Newburgh

Town

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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. Newburgh is situated 2 miles west of Witches Loch.

Witches Loch

Type: Body of water
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.34626° or 56° 20′ 47″ north

Longitude

-3.19172° or 3° 11′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C8R8RW5+G8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 42993247

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bowstard Loch and Lindores Hill.

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