Myres Castle

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Myres Castle is a Scottish castle situated in Fife near the village of Auchtermuchty. Its history is interleaved with that of nearby Falkland Palace with present-day castle construction dating to 1530. The castle and magnificent Scottish garden are now operated as a private conference centre with lodging. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°17'7"N, 3°13'35"W

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Nearby attractions include: Falkland Palace, Bunnet Stane, Lomond Hills, Balvaird Castle.

2.2 miS
Forts and castles, Historical place, Palace
Falkland Palace, Falkland
58 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.
4 miSW
Rock, Nature, Natural attraction
Bunnet Stane
103 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.
3.6 miS
Nature, Hill, Park
Lomond Hills, Leven
93 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.
4.5 miW
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Balvaird Castle, Glenfarg
114 min walk • Balvaird Castle in Perthshire is a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house. It is located in the Ochil Hills, around 5 kilometres south of Abernethy. The name Balvaird is from Baile a' Bhàird, 'Township of the Bard' in Gaelic. Balvaird Castle is a scheduled monument, and is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
West Lomond
99 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.
4.6 miNW
Historical place, Tower
Abernethy Round Tower, Abernethy
119 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.
2.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Birnie Loch
74 min walk • Birnie Loch is located in North East Fife, Scotland, adjacent to the crossroads between the A91 and B937 roads. It is entirely artificial in nature, being a flooded pit formerly used for the extraction of sand or gravel.
4.6 miN
Historical place, Monastery, Tours
Lindores Abbey
119 min walk • Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a reduced ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile north of the village of Lindores and is a scheduled ancient monument.
5.5 miSE
Archaeological site
Balfarg
140 min walk • Balfarg is a prehistoric monument complex in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. With the development of Glenrothes new town in the latter half of the 20th Century an adjacent residential area was developed around the complex carrying the same name.
3.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cairnie Hill
93 min walk • Cairnie Hill lies at the eastern end of the Ochil Hills, above the village of Collessie Scotland. It is the highest point of a small upland area between Collesie Den and Collairnie Farm. The northern and western slopes of Cairnie Hill are quite steep and are used for rough grazing and forestry.
4 miNE
Palace
Palace of Monimail
102 min walk • The Palace of Monimail, also known as Monimail Tower, was a Renaissance palace in Fife, Scotland. A residence of the Archbishops of St Andrews from the 13th century, in the early 17th century Monimail became a chief seat of the Melville family.