Mačkovec pri Škocjanu (pronounced [matʃˈkɔːʋəts pɾi ʃkɔtsˈjaːnu] or [matʃˈkoː-]; in older sources also Mačkovc[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia (the traditional region of Lower Carniola).

The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

[5] Mačkovec pri Škocjanu is a clustered settlement on the west slope of Lapor Hill (391 m) and east of Little Creek (Slovene: Mali potok, also known as Dole Creek, Dolski potok).

The soil is mostly sandy, with field areas named Zadnje njive (literally, 'last fields'), Kamenca ('stony'), and na Laporju ('on Lapor Hill'), and meadows in the Zadole ('beyond Dole') area.

[5] Mačkovec pri Škocjanu was attested in written sources circa 1400 as Kaczendorff (and as Matschendorff before 1406).