RSPB Loch Leven

RSPB Loch Leven is a nature reserve in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. RSPB Loch Leven is situated nearby to the hamlet East Lochran, as well as near Gairney Bank.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lochleven Castle and Benarty Hill.

Lochleven Castle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

Benarty Hill

Peak

Photo: Viewfinder, Public domain.

Benarty Hill, locally simply Benarty, rises above and to the west of Ballingry, in the west of Fife, Scotland. The summit ridge, known as Mulla Craig, forms the boundary with Perth and Kinross.

St Serf’s Inch

Islet

Photo: Snaik, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Serf's Inch or St Serf's Island is an island in Loch Leven, in south-eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was the home of a Culdee and then an Augustinian monastic community, St Serf's Inch Priory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinross and Ballingry.

Kinross

Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.

Kinross is a small town in Perth and Kinross, 13 miles south of Perth. With a population of 5650 in 2021, it stands on the shores of Loch Leven, with the scarp of the Lomond Hills looming to the east and a mysterious giant golf ball to the west.

Ballingry

Town

Photo: edward mcmaihin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballingry; Scots: Ballingry, Bingry, Scottish Gaelic: Baile Iongrach) is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is near the boundary with Perth and Kinross, north of Lochgelly.

Kelty

Town

Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kelty is a former coal mining town located in Fife, Scotland. Lying in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife and adjacent to the M90 motorway, it is situated on the Fife/Kinross-shire boundary and has a population of around 6,000 residents.

RSPB Loch Leven

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.1763° or 56° 10′ 35″ north

Longitude

-3.3671° or 3° 22′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C8R5JGM+G5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 485410324

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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