Haystack
Haystack is an islet in Scotland, United Kingdom. Haystack is situated nearby to the islet Long Craig, as well as near Braefoot Pier.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inchcolm and Inchcolm Hogback Stone.
Inchcolm
Islet
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Inchcolm is an island in the Firth of Forth 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.
Inchcolm Hogback Stone
Historic site
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Inchcolm Hogback Stone is a historic site, which is situated 4,000 feet east of Haystack.
St Bridget’s Kirk
Ruins
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St. Bridget's Kirk is a ruined church on the outskirts of Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland. It is a shell of a medieval church, dating back at least as far as 1178, and was altered in the 17th century for Protestant worship. St Bridget’s Kirk is situated 1 mile northwest of Haystack.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalgety Bay and Aberdour.
Dalgety Bay
Town
Photo: Arcaist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dalgety Bay is a coastal town and parish in Fife, Scotland, on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, nine miles from Edinburgh city centre. The civil parish is the eighth-largest in Fife, with a population of 9,710 in 2020.
Aberdour
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aberdour is a small town on the coast of Fife in central Scotland, and nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, with a population in 2011 of 1633.
Hillend
Village
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hillend is a village in Fife, Scotland, to the east of Inverkeithing and to the west of Dalgety Bay. The village is 9.5 miles northwest of Edinburgh city centre. The village had a population of 217 in 2001. Hillend is situated 2 miles west of Haystack.
Haystack
- Type: Islet
- Categories: rock, locality, and landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.02867° or 56° 1′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.32139° or 3° 19′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C8R2MHH+FCOpenStreetMap ID
way 503778146OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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