Lacesston

Lacesston is a farm in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Lacesston is situated nearby to the village Gateside, as well as near the peak West Lomond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include West Lomond and Bonnet Stone.

West Lomond

Peak

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West Lomond is the highest point in the county of Fife, Scotland and the highest peak in the Lomond Hills. Its cone-shaped summit, which is the remains of a volcanic plug, rises above an escarpment of Carboniferous sandstone and limestone layers, capped with a quartz-microgabbro sill. West Lomond is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lacesston.

Bonnet Stone

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The Bunnet Stane is a rock formation near the hamlet of Gateside in Fife, at the foot of West Lomond. It sits upon one of the calciferous sandstone outcrops of the Old Red Sandstone suie that exist around the base of the Lomond Hills. Bonnet Stone is situated 1 mile southeast of Lacesston.

Balvaird Castle

Castle

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Balvaird Castle in Perthshire is a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house. It is located in the Ochil Hills, around five kilometres south of Abernethy. Balvaird Castle is situated 2 miles north of Lacesston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gateside and Glenlomond.

Gateside

Village

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Gateside is a small village in the north east of Fife, Scotland. It is inhabited by around 200 people. It also comprises a school, a park, seven-a-side football pitch, there used to be a village shop, and a pub which has now been converted into a private residence, the Gateside Memorial Hall and a garage.

Glenlomond

Hamlet

Glenlomond is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies northeast of Loch Leven, north of the A911 road, at the foot of Bishop Hill in the Lomond Hills. It is approximately 4 miles east of Kinross. Glenlomond is situated 2 miles south of Lacesston.