Lindores Abbey

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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 ancient monument. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°21'8"N, 3°13'33"W

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Abbey RdCupar KY14 6HH ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Lindores Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pitfour Castle, Abernethy Round Tower, Birnie Loch, Norman's Law.

3.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Pitfour Castle, Glencarse
80 min walk • Pitfour Castle is an 18th-century country house situated on the southeast edge of the village of St Madoes in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.
3.5 miSW
Historical place, Tower
Abernethy Round Tower, Abernethy
91 min walk • The Abernethy Round Tower is a stone-built Irish-style round tower which stands at the edge of the cemetery in Abernethy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
4.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Birnie Loch
113 min walk • Birnie Loch is located in North East Fife, Scotland, adjacent to the crossroads between the A91 and B937 roads. It is entirely artificial in nature, being a flooded pit formerly used for the extraction of sand or gravel.
4 miE
Archaeological site
Norman's Law
102 min walk • Norman's Law is a prominent hill at the far eastern end of the Ochil Fault, Scotland. It sits above the south bank of the River Tay, around four miles north west of Cupar.
5.2 miW
16th-century house on scenic grounds
Elcho Castle, Perth
132 min walk • Elcho Castle is located a short distance above the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland. It consists of a Z-plan tower house, with fragments of a surrounding wall with corner towers.
4.6 miS
Forts and castles
Myres Castle
119 min walk • Myres Castle is a Scottish castle situated in Fife near the village of Auchtermuchty. Its history is interleaved with that of nearby Falkland Palace with present-day castle construction dating to 1530.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cairnie Hill
74 min walk • Cairnie Hill lies at the eastern end of the Ochil Hills, above the village of Collessie Scotland. It is the highest point of a small upland area between Collesie Den and Collairnie Farm. The northern and western slopes of Cairnie Hill are quite steep and are used for rough grazing and forestry.
5.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Balthayock Castle
131 min walk • Balthayock Castle, also known as Tower of Balthayock, is a medieval tower house located 3 miles east of Perth, Scotland. It was built in late 14th century. It is measured at 52 by 37 ft and has very thick walls. The Balthayock castle is said to have been owned by family of Blair since the time of William I.
4 miE
Forts and castles
Collairnie Castle
102 min walk • Collairnie Castle is an L-plan castle in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland. The castle was extended in the 16th century, with a wing added of 4 storeys with an attic.
3.6 miNW
Church
All Saints Church, Glencarse
92 min walk • All Saints Church is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Brechin, located in the Scottish village of Glencarse, Perth and Kinross.
4.3 miSE
Palace
Palace of Monimail
111 min walk • The Palace of Monimail, also known as Monimail Tower, was a Renaissance palace in Fife, Scotland. A residence of the Archbishops of St Andrews from the 13th century, in the early 17th century Monimail became a chief seat of the Melville family.