St Bridget's Kirk

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St. Bridget's Kirk is a ruined church on the outskirts of Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland. It is a shell of a medieval church, dating back at least as far as 1178, and was altered in the 17th century for Protestant worship. It has been a ruin since the 19th century. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°2'23"N, 3°20'4"W

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St Bridget's Kirk – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Forth Bridge, Aberdour Castle, Inchcolm Abbey, Deep Sea World.

3.4 miSW
Iconic suspension bridge for traffic
Forth Bridge, Edinburgh
88 min walk • Spanning the Firth of Forth, the Forth Bridge stands as a testament to Victorian engineering and is one of Scotland's major landmarks, located just outside of Edinburgh. This cantilever railway bridge, completed in 1890, is often hailed as an industrial marvel of its...
1.8 miNE
Medieval castle with gardens and a sundial
Aberdour Castle, Aberdour
45 min walk • Aberdour Castle is in the village of Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, along with Castle Sween in Argyll, which was built at around the same time.
1.4 miSE
Island-based medieval abbey complex
Inchcolm Abbey, South Queensferry
37 min walk • Inchcolm Abbey is a medieval abbey located on the island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The Abbey, which is located at the centre of the island, was founded in the 12th century during the episcopate of Gregoir, Bishop of Dunkeld.
3.1 miSW
Aquarium with underwater tunnel and sharks
Deep Sea World, North Queensferry
79 min walk • Deep Sea World is an aquarium located in the village of North Queensferry, in Fife, Scotland. It is host to a collection of large sand tiger sharks, also known as ragged toothed sharks or grey nurse sharks, and various other species of shark.
3.6 miNW
56°4'36"N • 3°23'55"W
Adventure Golf Island, Dunfermline
91 min walk • Golf, Mini golf, Game and entertainment center
3.3 miS
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Barnbougle Castle, Edinburgh
84 min walk • Barnbougle Castle is a much-altered tower house on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between Cramond and Queensferry, and within the parish of Dalmeny. It lies within the Earl of Rosebery's estate, just north-west of Dalmeny House.
3.6 miS
History museum, Museum, Vernacular architecture
Dalmeny House, Edinburgh
91 min walk • Dalmeny House is a Gothic revival mansion located in an estate close to Dalmeny on the Firth of Forth, to the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by William Wilkins, and completed in 1817. Dalmeny House is the home of the Earl and Countess of Rosebery.
1.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Fordell Castle
44 min walk • Fordell Castle is a restored 16th-century tower house, located 1.25 miles north-west of Dalgety Bay and 2 miles east of Dunfermline, in Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from before 1566, though most dates from 1580 or later. The chapel was rebuilt in 1650.
0.8 miN
Forts and castles
Couston Castle
21 min walk • Couston Castle is an L-plan tower house dating from the late sixteenth or early seventeenth centuries, just north east of Dalgety Bay, at the edge of Otterston Loch in Fife, Scotland. It is built on the site of an earlier building.
3.2 miSW
Bridge
Jamestown Viaduct, North Queensferry
81 min walk • The Jamestown Viaduct is part of the northern approach to the Forth Bridge in Scotland. It crosses the hamlet of Jamestown and the village of North Queensferry in Fife.
3.8 miE
Forts and castles
Rossend Castle, Burntisland
97 min walk • Rossend Castle is a historic building in Burntisland, a town on the south coast of Fife, Scotland.