Inchcolm Abbey
Inchcolm Abbey is a historic site. Its address puts it 2.3 km east of Dalgety Bay and Hillend. It counts as a scheduled monument.
Abbey or priory near Dalgety Bay and Hillend
Just outside Dalgety Bay and Hillend
Inchcolm Abbey is 2.3 km east of Dalgety Bay and Hillend. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Dalgety Bay and Hillend has 7 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Afternoons in Dalgety Bay and Hillend peak at 17–20°C, June to September.
Inchcolm Abbey
8 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Nearby, Edinburgh Castle (11 km) heads a list of 158 within 15 km.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 2.3 km east of Dalgety Bay and Hillend
Inchcolm Abbey on the map
Inchcolm Abbey is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns a short way from Inchcolm Abbey
Edinburgh, with 493,794 people, is the largest of the 3. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Dalgety Bay and Hillend
Burntisland
Edinburgh
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Inchcolm Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalgety Bay and Hillend | 2.3 km west of it | 9,452 | 14 |
| Burntisland | 4.6 km northeast of it | 6,259 | 9 |
| Edinburgh | 11 km southeast of it | 493,794 | 150 |
Also within reach
Within 15 km are 158 places, among them 3 art galleries, 2 castles and a historic house.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle11 km away2
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery11 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse12 km away4
CastleAberdour Castle2.8 km away5
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland12 km away6
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral11 km away7
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery11 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)8
Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art9.9 km away · 458K visitors a year (2015)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Inchcolm Abbey
Where is Inchcolm Abbey?
Inchcolm Abbey is 2.3 km east of Dalgety Bay and Hillend, Fife.
What is Inchcolm Abbey?
Historic site in Scotland.
When is the best time to visit Inchcolm Abbey?
June to September are the warmest months in Dalgety Bay and Hillend, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Inchcolm Abbey a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Inchcolm Abbey?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (11 km), National Gallery (11 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (12 km) and Aberdour Castle (2.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Inchcolm Abbey: Rianess, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberdour Castle: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: Grousebeater2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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