Preston Island Salt Pans
Preston Island Salt Pans is in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Preston Island Salt Pans is situated nearby to Torry Bay Local Nature Reserve, as well as near the village Torryburn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Market Cross of Culross and Culross Abbey.
Market Cross of Culross
Photo: Kristijrn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Culross mercat cross is located in Culross, Fife, Scotland. Now Category A listed, its base dates to the original 16th-century mercat cross. Its shaft and capital, meanwhile, are 1902 replacements, the work of John William Small and Alexander Neilson. Market Cross of Culross is situated 1¼ miles west of Preston Island Salt Pans.
Culross Abbey
Church
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Culross Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Culross, Scotland, headed by the Abbot or Commendator of Culross. Part of it is still used as the local parish church by the Church of Scotland. Culross Abbey is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Preston Island Salt Pans.
Culross Palace
Museum
Photo: Lyall Duffus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culross Palace is a late 16th to early 17th century merchant's house in Culross, Fife, Scotland. The palace, or "Great Lodging", was constructed between 1597 and 1611 by Sir George Bruce, the Laird of Carnock. Culross Palace is situated 1½ miles west of Preston Island Salt Pans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preston Island and Torryburn.
Preston Island
Locality
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Preston Island is a former artificial island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The reclaimed land was once used for salt production, using local coal. It is part of Fife.
Torryburn
Village
Torryburn is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. It is one of a number of old port communities on this coast and at one point served as port for Dunfermline.
Culross
Photo: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Culross is a very attractive village in Fife on the north bank of the Firth of Forth. In the 16th and 17th centuries its merchants grew rich from coal, salt and limestone, trading especially with the Low Countries, and building themselves fine town houses.
Preston Island Salt Pans
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.04947° or 56° 2′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.59583° or 3° 35′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C8R2CX3+QMOpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torry Bay Local Nature Reserve and St. Serf’s RC Church.
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