High Covert

High Covert is a forest in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. High Covert is situated nearby to the hamlet Hazelton Walls, as well as near Mountquhanie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birkhill Castle and Balmerino Abbey.

Birkhill Castle

Castle

Photo: Peter Mannox, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Birkhill Castle is a stately home, the residence of the Earl of Dundee, located on the banks of the River Tay, a short drive from St. Andrews. The castle is operated as a commercial venture offering facilities for corporate and private groups.

Balmerino Abbey

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Balmerino Abbey, or St Edward's Abbey, in Balmerino, Fife, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery which has been ruinous since the 16th century.

Balmerino Parish Church

Church

Photo: James Denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balmerino Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church in Bottomcraig, Fife, Scotland. The church sits in the centre of the small village where it was built in 1811. It is situated across the road from the accompanying manse constructed in 1816.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balmerino and Gauldry.

Balmerino

Village

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Balmerino is a small village and former monastic centre in Fife, Scotland. It is the home of Balmerino Abbey and the former abbots of Balmerino who were great regional landlords.

Gauldry

Village

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Gauldry, locally sometimes The Gauldry, is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is located 3 kilometres southwest of Newport on Tay, 2 kilometres south-east of Balmerino, and 1 kilometre south of Bottomcraig.

Kilmany

Village

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Kilmany is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland. It is located on the A92 between Auchtermuchty and the Tay Road Bridge. In 2001 it had a population of 75.

High Covert

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

56.3873° or 56° 23′ 14″ north

Longitude

-3.0672° or 3° 4′ 2″ west

Open location code

9C8R9WPM+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 925998729

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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