What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Vildfugl: Fife Ness, North Sea as Motor Tanker (20th Century)-(1951), Tanker (20th Century)-(1951). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Vildfugl was a Norwegian motor tanker built in 1951 that ran aground on Fife Ness, Scotland, in 1968 during a storm. The ship was carrying a cargo of oil, some of which was lost, but no fatalities were reported; the wreck is noted for its environmental and maritime heritage significance in Scottish waters.
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Places near here
Crail Airfield, Fifeness, Coastguard Station, PillboxPillbox (20th Century) · 63 yd
Fife NessLighthouse · 77 yd
Fife Ness, Tide MillTide Mill (post Medieval) · 262 yd
Fife Ness, Balcomie Golf LinksAnti Glider Ditches (second World War) · 486 yd
Constantine's Cave, Fife NessCave (period Unassigned), Rock Carving(s) (period Unassigned), Inorganic Material (glass)(roman), Unidentified Pottery (period Unassigned) · 752 yd
Constantine's CaveCave · 756 yd
Balcomie SandsBeach / strand · 984 yd
Kilminning Coast Wildlife ReserveNature reserve · 1039 yd
Balcomie CastleCastle (medieval), Farmhouse (period Unassigned), Garden (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1530 yd
The Fife Coastal PathVisitor information · 1.8 mi
Crail, CemeteryCemetery (21st Century) · 1.9 mi
Denburn WoodWood · 1.9 mi