Mount Hill

#2098 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Mount Hill rises from the rolling farmland about three miles north west of Cupar in North East Fife, Scotland. On its summit stands the 29-metre high Hopetoun Monument, which is visible for many miles around. ()

Elevation: 725 ftProminence: 535 ftCoordinates: 56°20'11"N, 3°4'46"W

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Mount Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hill of Tarvit, Balmerino Abbey, Birnie Loch, Norman's Law.

4 miSE
Historical place, Garden, History museum
Hill of Tarvit, Cupar
103 min walk • The Hill of Tarvit is a 20th-century mansion house and gardens in Fife, Scotland. They were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and are today owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
5.3 miN
Monastery
Balmerino Abbey
135 min walk • Balmerino Abbey, or St Edward's Abbey, in Balmerino, Fife, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastic community which has been ruinous since the 16th century.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Birnie Loch
99 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.
2.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Norman's Law
74 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.
5.1 miE
Bridge
Dairsie Bridge
130 min walk • Dairsie Bridge is a 16th-century stone bridge, located 1.2 kilometres south of Dairsie, in north-east Fife, Scotland. It carries a minor road across the River Eden, linking the parishes of Dairsie to the north and Kemback to the south.
5 miE
Forts and castles
Dairsie Castle
127 min walk • Dairsie Castle is a restored tower house located 1.3 kilometres south of Dairsie in north-east Fife, Scotland. The castle overlooks the River Eden.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cairnie Hill
88 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.
1.7 miW
Forts and castles
Collairnie Castle
45 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.
2.7 miSW
Palace
Palace of Monimail
68 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.
3.4 miS
Ruins
Crawford Priory
86 min walk • Crawford Priory is an estate house about 2 miles south west of Cupar, Fife, based on private land with no single owner. It is a former residence of the Earls of Crawford, Earls of Glasgow and Barons Cochrane of Cults.
2.9 miN
Forts and castles
Creich Castle
75 min walk • Creich Castle is a ruined tower house near Creich, Fife, Scotland. The tower house and its associated buildings is a scheduled monument.

Mount Hill

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Mount Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)