The Newburgh Bear
The Newburgh Bear is a work of art in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Newburgh Bear is situated nearby to the peak Lindores Hill, as well as near Newburgh Cemetery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lindores Abbey and Mugdrum Island.
Lindores Abbey
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a reduced ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile north of the village of Lindores and is a scheduled monument. Lindores Abbey is situated 2,700 feet west of The Newburgh Bear.
Mugdrum Island
Island
Photo: A A Lang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay on the east coast of Scotland, opposite the town of Newburgh in Fife. It is low-lying and reedy, and covers an area of 55.7 acres. Mugdrum Island is situated 1½ miles west of The Newburgh Bear.
Lindores Loch
Lake
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Lindores Loch is a freshwater loch, situated in North Fife in the Parish of Abdie, in the Central Belt of Scotland. The Loch has for many years been used as a fishery and is well known for its abundant fish life. Lindores Loch is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Newburgh Bear.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newburgh and Lindores.
Newburgh
Town
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Newburgh is a royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, at the south shore of the Firth of Tay. The town has a population of 2,171, which constitutes a 10% increase since 1901 when the population was counted at 1,904 persons.
Lindores
Village
Lindores is a small village in Fife, Scotland, in the parish of Abdie, about 2 miles south-east of Newburgh. It is situated on the north-east shore of Lindores Loch, a 44 ha freshwater loch.
Dunbog
Hamlet
Dunbog is a parish in the county of Fife in Scotland which is now united with the neighbouring parish of Abdie, Dunbog kirk closing at that time. The name of the parish possibly derives from the Scottish Gaelic, Dùn Bolg, meaning "bag fort" or "bag-like, rounded hill" although no fortification has been identified on Dunbog Hill. Dunbog is situated 2 miles east of The Newburgh Bear.
The Newburgh Bear
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: installation
- Category: tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.35128° or 56° 21′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.21248° or 3° 12′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C8R9Q2Q+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 942193192OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=installation
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lindores Hill and Newburgh Cemetery.
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