Leslie House, Glenrothes

Name: Leslie House
Address: Glenrothes, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Glenrothes

Top attraction, Ruins

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Leslie House in Leslie, Fife was the largest and earliest Restoration house in Fife, Scotland. The building was gutted in a 2009 fire. Several of the buildings are listed. Sir Robert Spencer Nairn acquired the house in 1919 and in 1952, donated it to the Church of Scotland. ()

Coordinates: 56°12'12"N, 3°11'41"W

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Glenrothes United Kingdom

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Day trips

Leslie House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Falkland Palace, Kingdom Shopping Centre, Fife Ice Arena, Bunnet Stane.

3.6 miN
Forts and castles, Historical place, Palace
Falkland Palace, Falkland
91 min walk • Nestled in the quaint village of Falkland, Scotland, Falkland Palace stands as a testament to the grandeur of Scottish Renaissance architecture. Once a favored retreat of the Stuart monarchs, this opulent palace is steeped in history and royal intrigue.
1 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Kingdom Shopping Centre, Glenrothes
25 min walk • The Kingdom Centre is the main shopping destination in Glenrothes, located in the town centre. It is the largest indoor shopping centre in Fife and is one of the largest single-level indoor shopping centres in Scotland with around 40,000 m² of floorspace.
5.4 miSE
Sport complex, Hockey, Sport venue
Fife Ice Arena, Kirkcaldy
138 min walk • Fife Ice Arena opened in 1938. Kirkcaldy Ice Rink was designed by architects Williamson & Hubbard. Fife Ice Arena is the home venue of the oldest ice hockey team in the UK – the Fife Flyers.
5.4 miNW
Rock, Nature, Natural attraction
Bunnet Stane
138 min walk • The Bunnet Stane is a rock formation near the hamlet of Gateside in Fife, at the foot of West Lomond. It sits upon one of the calciferous sandstone outcrops of the Old Red Sandstone suie that exist around the base of the Lomond Hills.
3.3 miE
Wedding chapel, Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Balgonie Castle, Markinch
86 min walk • Balgonie Castle is located on the south bank of the River Leven near Milton of Balgonie, 3.5 kilometres east of Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Hill, Park
Lomond Hills, Leven
73 min walk • The Lomond Hills, also known outside the locality as the Paps of Fife, are a range of hills in central Scotland. They lie in western central Fife and Perth and Kinross, Scotland. At 522 metres West Lomond is the highest point in the county of Fife.
4.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
West Lomond
125 min walk • West Lomond is the highest point in the county of Fife, Scotland and the highest peak in the Lomond Hills. Its cone-shaped summit, which is the remains of a volcanic plug, rises above an escarpment of Carboniferous sandstone and limestone layers, capped with a quartz-microgabbro sill.
5.9 miS
Neighbourhood
Pathhead, Kirkcaldy
152 min walk • Pathhead is an area of Kirkcaldy, in Fife, Scotland. Pathhead was an independent village before it was incorporated into the Royal burgh of Kirkcaldy. In Jan Blaeu's map of Scotland from the 17th century reference is made to the village of Peth-heed, present day Pathhead.
6.2 miSE
View point
Harbourmaster's House, Kirkcaldy
157 min walk • The Harbourmaster's House is a B-listed 18th-century building located by Dysart Harbour, near Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland. It houses the first coastal centre in Fife, which was opened by Gordon Brown in 2006.
0.4 miE
Park
Riverside Park, Glenrothes
12 min walk • Riverside Park is a town park situated in the town of Glenrothes, Fife. The park has pleasant woodland walks, floral gardens, a pond and recently an Arboretum has been planted. The park has several play areas and town art sculptures, adventure play areas, seasonal toilets and fitness equipment.
6 miSE
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Macduff's Castle
155 min walk • MacDuff's Castle is a ruined castle near East Wemyss, in Fife, Scotland. The site is associated with the MacDuff Earls of Fife, the most powerful family in Fife in the middle ages, although nothing survives from this period.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Leslie House?

Nearby attractions include Riverside Park, Glenrothes (12 min walk), Collydean, Glenrothes (21 min walk).