Elcho Castle, Perth

Name: Elcho Castle
Address: The Rhynd, near Perth, PH2 8QQ, Perth, United Kingdom

#22 among attractions in Perth

Forts and castles, Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture

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Elcho Castle is located a short distance above the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland. It consists of a Z-plan tower house, with fragments of a surrounding wall with corner towers. The Castle was built on the site of an older structure about 1560, and is one of the best surviving examples of its date in Scotland. A large portion of the Castle is accessible, although floors in some rooms have fallen, and much of the building can be walked through. The wall-walk is accessible at two points. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°22'19"N, 3°21'23"W

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The Rhynd, near Perth, PH2 8QQPerth United Kingdom

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Elcho Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kinnoull Hill, South Inch, Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Perth Playhouse.

2.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Bike trail, Nature and wildlife
Kinnoull Hill, Perth
53 min walk • Kinnoull Hill is a hill located partly in Perth and partly in Kinfauns, Scotland. It shares its name with the nearby residential area Kinnoull.
3.2 miNW
Park
South Inch, Perth
81 min walk • South Inch is a large public park in Perth, Scotland. About 31 hectares in size, it is one of two "Inches" in Perth, the other being the larger, 57-hectare North Inch, located half a mile across the city.
3.3 miNW
Museum, Natural history museum, Art museum
Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Perth
85 min walk • Perth Museum and Art Gallery is the main museum and exhibition space in the city of Perth, Scotland. It is located in the Marshall Monument, named in memory of Thomas Hay Marshall, a former provost of Perth.
3.5 miNW
Nightlife, Cinema
Perth Playhouse, Perth
89 min walk • Perth Playhouse is an independent cinema in Perth, Scotland.
2.1 miW
Bridge
Friarton Bridge, Perth
54 min walk • The Friarton Bridge is a steel box girder bridge with a concrete deck, across the River Tay on the southeastern outskirts of Perth, Scotland. It is located approximately 20 miles upstream of the Tay Road Bridge.
2.6 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Monastery, Perth
66 min walk • St Mary's Monastery is an ecumenical Christian spirituality and retreat centre in Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland. It was built in 1868 by the Redemptorists. Until 1971, it also served as a novitiate for the Redemptorists. In 1870, the church and shrine, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, was built within the grounds.
3.3 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Concert hall
Perth Concert Hall, Perth
85 min walk • Perth Concert Hall is a space that houses a programme of concerts, performances and contemporary art in Perth, Scotland. It is a successor to Perth City Hall and like sister venue Perth Theatre is leased to Horsecross Arts Limited by Perth & Kinross Council. The building was opened by Her Majesty Elizabeth II in 2005.
2.2 miE
Forts and castles
Pitfour Castle, Glencarse
58 min walk • Pitfour Castle is an 18th-century country house situated on the southeast edge of the village of St Madoes in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.
1.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Kinfauns Castle
36 min walk • Kinfauns Castle is a 19th-century castle in the Scottish village of Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross. It is in the Castellated Gothic style, with a slight asymmetry typical of Scottish Georgian. It stands on a raised terrace facing south over the River Tay.
3.3 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Perth Theatre, Perth
86 min walk • Perth Theatre at 185 High Street Perth, Scotland, opened in 1900 and was extended in the 1980s. The building is category B listed by Historic Scotland, and is operated by the charitable organisation Horsecross Arts, alongside sister venue Perth Concert Hall. On 4 January 2014...
3.2 miSE
Historical place, Tower
Abernethy Round Tower, Abernethy
82 min walk • The Abernethy Round Tower is a stone-built Irish-style round tower which stands at the edge of the cemetery in Abernethy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.