What is recorded here
Oxcars is a small islet located off the coast of Fife, Scotland, and is noted on historical maps as part of the coastal geography of the region. Its name may derive from Old Norse, suggesting early Norse influence in the area, though specific historical records about its inhabitants or uses are limited.
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Places near here
Oxcars, LighthouseLighthouse (19th Century) · 59 yd
Cow & CalvesIslet · 849 yd
InchmickeryNature reserve · 1393 yd
Car CraigIslet · 1480 yd
Forth Defences, Middle, Inchcolm, Battery Access TunnelTunnel (first World War) · 1537 yd
Inchcolm AbbeyAbbey (medieval) · 1.0 mi
InchcolmInscribed Stone (early Medieval) · 1.1 mi
Monks' CaveArchaeological place · 1.6 mi
Braefoot BayBay · 1.6 mi
Charles HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Primrose WoodWood · 1.9 mi
The HawkcraigCliff · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: James T M Towill · CC BY-SA 2.0