Lady Leng Memorial Chapel

Lady Leng Memorial Chapel (also known as Vicarsford Cemetery Chapel) is a church building in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. Built between 1895 and 1897, to a design by Thomas Martin Cappon, it is now a Category A listed building. Historic Environment Scotland describes it as "a fine and rare example of a small ecclesiastical building type". The building is also one of the few non-denominational chapels in Scotland. It was built by politician John Leng as a memorial to his wife, Lady Emily Leng, with the Saint-Chapelle, Paris, being the inspiration. The adjacent Vicarsford Cemetery is Category B listed.

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Pickletillum

Pickletillem or Pickletillum is a hamlet situated in Fife, Scotland. It is 9 miles (14 km) from the town of St. Andrews and 5.9 miles (9.5 km) from the city of Dundee. The hamlet is a collection of only 12 households and is located on the west side of the A914, south of the junction with the A92.

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Forgan (Fife)

Forgan is a civil parish in the Scottish county of Fife. It extends 4 miles in length along the north coast of Fife and is at the southern mouth of the River Tay. It is bounded by the other Fife civil parishes of Ferry-Port on Craig, Leuchars and Balmerino. It contains the towns of Newport-on-Tay and Wormit. The roads and railways leading to the Tay Bridges pass through the parish. The name of the parish is from the Scottish Gaelic For Gronn meaning "above or beside the bog" or perhaps "big bog".

Morton Lochs

Morton Lochs is part of Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve located near Tayport, in the north east of Fife, Scotland. It consists of three small lochs important for a variety of waterfowl species. As well as being a national nature reserve (NNR) the lochs are also designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in their own right, and are classified as a Category IV protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Access to the nature reserve can be gained from the public footpath through Scotscraig golf course in Tayport, from the many footpaths in Tentsmuir Forest, or by road by turning off towards Morton on the B945 between Tayport and Leuchars. There is a small car park beside the reserve which is close to the two main footpaths. Surrounding the lochs are three bird hides that are accessible for public use, and another hide that requires a key available from NatureScot. Three of the hides sit on the largest of the three lochs with the other being on the South Loch.

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Newport-on-Tay West railway station

Newport-on-Tay West railway station served the town of Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland, from 1879 to 1969 on the Newport Railway.