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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Crail, Scotland

Updated December 7, 2021

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The interior of this control tower was a mimic of an aircraft carrier ops room.

Crail, Scotland

Crail Airfield

Soviet intelligence had a keen interest in the Cold War linguistic school at this old Scottish airfield.

North Carr Stone Beacon

Crail, Scotland

North Carr Stone Beacon

The remains of a 19th-century carving of what was to be a signal light on the Firth of Forth Estuary.

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Bunker broadcast room

Airdrie, Scotland

Scotland's Secret Bunker

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

2 miles from Crail

Earth in Anstruther’s model solar system

Anstruther, Scotland

Anstruther Model Solar System

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

3 miles from Crail

Dunino Den

Dunino, Scotland

Dunino Den

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

4 miles from Crail

St. Fillan’s Cave

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St. Fillan's Cave

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

5 miles from Crail

Isle of May Beacon

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Isle of May Beacon

This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.

5 miles from Crail

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