Benarty Hill

#1855 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Benarty Hill, locally simply Benarty, rises above and to the west of Ballingry, in the west of Fife, Scotland. The summit ridge forms the boundary with Perth and Kinross. It is a prominent feature of the view from the M90 motorway, and from Kinross and Loch Leven. The lower slopes are steep on all sides, but the extensive heath around the summit is relatively flat. ()

Elevation: 1168 ftProminence: 748 ftCoordinates: 56°9'59"N, 3°21'51"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Lochleven Castle, Central Park, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Burleigh Castle.

2.6 miNW
Historical place, Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Lochleven Castle, Kinross
67 min walk • Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
4 miS
Outdoor activities, Football, Sport venue
Central Park, Cowdenbeath
103 min walk • Central Park is a multi-use stadium in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland, used for football and stock car racing. It is situated in the centre of the town, just off the High Street, and has a capacity of 4,309. The pitch size is 107 x 66 yards.
5.2 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Dunfermline
132 min walk • The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum is a transport museum in Lathalmond, 2.5 miles north of Dunfermline, Fife. The museum is open every Sunday between Easter and the start of October.
4.4 miN
Ruins, Architecture, Forts and castles
Burleigh Castle, Milnathort
113 min walk • The remains of Burleigh Castle are located just outside the village of Milnathort, 1.5 miles north of Kinross, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
6.5 miNE
Nature, Hill, Park
Lomond Hills, Leven
166 min walk • The Lomond Hills, also known outside the locality as the Paps of Fife, are a range of hills in central Scotland. They lie in western central Fife and Perth and Kinross, Scotland. At 522 metres West Lomond is the highest point in the county of Fife.
6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
West Lomond
155 min walk • West Lomond is the highest point in the county of Fife, Scotland and the highest peak in the Lomond Hills. Its cone-shaped summit, which is the remains of a volcanic plug, rises above an escarpment of Carboniferous sandstone and limestone layers, capped with a quartz-microgabbro sill.
2.1 miN
Park
Loch Leven, Kinross
54 min walk • Loch Leven is a fresh water loch located immediately to the east of the burgh of Kinross in Perth and Kinross council area, central Scotland. Roughly triangular, the loch is about 6 km at its longest.
1.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Ore
40 min walk • Loch Ore is a loch situated in Fife, Scotland. It forms the core of Lochore Meadows Country Park. It is used mainly for leisure purposes, especially yachting, although the uneven depth can make speed boating problematic.
1.6 miN
Island
St Serf's Inch
42 min walk • St Serf's Inch or St Serf's Island is an island in Loch Leven, in south-eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was the home of a Culdee and then an Augustinian monastic community, St Serf's Inch Priory.
5.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Hallyards Castle
138 min walk • Hallyards Castle, located to the north-west of the village of Auchtertool, is reputed to have been a hunting seat of Malcolm Canmore.
6 miSW
Racetrack
Knockhill, Dunfermline
154 min walk • Knockhill Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Fife, Scotland. It opened in September 1974 and is Scotland's national motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the countryside about 6 miles north of Dunfermline. It is the only FIA approved circuit in Scotland.

Benarty Hill

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