Tayport Heath

Tayport Heath is a grassland in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Tayport Heath is situated nearby to the islet Lucky Scalp, as well as near the suburb Broughty Ferry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Broughty Castle and Broughty Ferry railway station.

Broughty Castle

Castle

Photo: TimVickers, Public domain.

Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the River Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454, when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, received permission to build on the site. Broughty Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Tayport Heath.

Broughty Ferry railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Broughty Ferry railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Broughty Ferry in Dundee, Scotland. It is sited 3 miles 38 chains from the former Dundee East station, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, between Dundee and Balmossie. Broughty Ferry railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Tayport Heath.

Tayport Pile Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Brian Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tayport Pile Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Tayport Heath.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tayport and Broughty Ferry.

Tayport

Town

Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tayport, also known as Ferry-Port-on-Craig, is a town in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the Firth of Tay opposite Broughty Ferry, a suburb of Dundee. The two were linked by a ferry service until 1939.

Broughty Ferry

Suburb

Photo: Edmarinuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Broughty Ferry is a suburb in Dundee, Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated into Dundee. Broughty Ferry is situated 2 miles northwest of Tayport Heath.

Barnhill

Quarter

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barnhill is an area in Dundee, located within the suburb of Broughty Ferry. It is approximately 4+1⁄2 miles east of Dundee City Centre. Until the late 19th century, Barnhill was a separate village. Barnhill is situated 2½ miles north of Tayport Heath.

Tayport Heath

Type: Grassland
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.43958° or 56° 26′ 23″ north

Longitude

-2.84824° or 2° 50′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C8VC5Q2+RP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 683094861

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lucky Scalp and Tayport BMX track.

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