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that guarded the treacherous rocks, as it had proved impossible to build a permanent lighthouse on the rocks themselves.
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built in 1975 on project by P. H. Hyslop, warning shipping of the headland and the
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meaning "Headland of the Pigs". It is situated in the area of Fife known as the
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shoals. The lighthouse was built to replace the last in a series of
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Fife Ness is also surrounded by the links terrain of
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Crail
Fife
Scotland
United Kingdom
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Coordinates
56°16′44″N 2°35′09″W / 56.278834°N 2.585789°W / 56.278834; -2.585789
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Characteristic
Scottish Gaelic
headland
Fife
Scottish Gaelic
East Neuk

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