Birnie Loch

#2542 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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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. ()

Elevation: 157 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 56°18'4"N, 3°9'25"W

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Birnie Loch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Falkland Palace, Mount Hill, Norman's Law, Myres Castle.

3.7 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Palace
Falkland Palace, Falkland
96 min walk • Nestled in the quaint village of Falkland, Scotland, Falkland Palace stands as a testament to the grandeur of Scottish Renaissance architecture. Once a favored retreat of the Stuart monarchs, this opulent palace is steeped in history and royal intrigue.
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Mount Hill
99 min walk • 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.
4.8 miN
Archaeological site
Norman's Law
124 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.
2.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Myres Castle
74 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.
4.4 miNW
Historical place, Monastery, Tours
Lindores Abbey
113 min walk • 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.
1.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cairnie Hill
46 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.
3.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Collairnie Castle
79 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.
1.2 miNE
Palace
Palace of Monimail
31 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.
4 miE
Ruins
Crawford Priory
103 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.
4.9 miN
Forts and castles
Ballinbreich Castle
126 min walk • Ballinbreich Castle is a ruined tower house castle in Fife, Scotland. The castle was built in the 14th century by Clan Leslie, and subsequently rebuilt several times. There may have been an outer curtain-wall though this no longer survives. Much of the present structure is of 16th-century date.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lindores Loch
64 min walk • 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.