Newburgh in Scotland
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Newburgh, Fife

Newburgh is a royal burgh of Fife, Scotland having a population of 2,040 (est 2004). Newburgh has grown little since 1901 when the population was counted at 1904 persons. It is situated on the Firth of Tay, 7 m. N.W. of Ladybank Junction alongside the Edinburgh to Aberdeen railway line (between Perth and Ladybank). Newburgh railway station closed in 1955, and has never reopened in spite of local campaigns for its reinstatement.

Located at 56.339, -3.2455 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Towns in Fife

Mugdrum Island

Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay, offshore from the town of Newburgh, Fife, in the east of Scotland.

Located at 56.3561, -3.25578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nature reserves in Scotland, Islands of the Tay, Protected areas of Fife, Geography of Fife

Lindores Abbey

Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a much reduced and overgrown ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile north of the village of Lindores. The abbey was founded as a daughter house of Kelso Abbey about 1191 (some sources say 1178), by David, Earl of Huntingdon, brother of William the Lion. The first abbot was Guido, Prior of Kelso, under whom the buildings were mostly completed.

Located at 56.3527, -3.22816 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Listed monasteries in Scotland, Tironensian monasteries, Listed churches in Scotland, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, Christian monasteries in Scotland, Religion in Fife, History of Fife, Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Scotland, Visitor attractions in Fife, Listed buildings in Fife, Ruins in Fife, Category A listed buildings in Scotland

Leetown, Perth and Kinross

Leetown is a small community located at the western end of the Carse of Gowrie along the eastern seaboard of Scotland. It lies between the A90 road and the Firth of Tay.

Located at 56.3783, -3.27756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villages in Perth and Kinross

Newburgh railway station

See also Parbold railway station which was originally named "Newburgh railway station". There have been several railway stations in Newburgh, Fife. The original was opened in 1848 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. The line through the station was from Ladybank to Perth. This station lasted until August 1906, when the newer station was opened. Newburgh became a junction station on 25 January 1909, when the Newburgh and North Fife Railway company opened a line from Newburgh to Dundee.

Located at 56.3481, -3.2504 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Fife

Clatchard Craig

Clatchard Craig was a Pictish hill-fort located near Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. The fort of Clatchard Craig was located on a hill of the same name by the Tay. A human presence on the site has been identified from the neolithic period onward and the fort itself was occupied from the sixth century AD until at least the eighth century.

Located at 56.3463, -3.2252 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Fife, Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland, Former buildings and structures of Scotland, Iron Age sites in Scotland, Hill forts in Scotland, History of Fife, Late Iron Age Scotland, Picts, Scotland in the Early Middle Ages