Collairnie Castle

#4380 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

Collairnie Castle is an L-plan castle in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland. The castle was extended in the 16th century, with a wing added of 4 storeys with an attic. The main block has been reduced to a single storey, and the tower is now incorporated into a 19th-century farm steading. It is described as having "become an embarrassment as the work of the farm subscribes" it. Inside the remaining floors are two painted ceilings. The castle is protected as a scheduled monument. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°20'31"N, 3°7'26"W

Location

ScotlandUnited Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Hill of Tarvit, Balmerino Abbey, Mount Hill, Birnie Loch.

5.6 miSE
Historical place, Garden, History museum
Hill of Tarvit, Cupar
143 min walk • The Hill of Tarvit is a 20th-century mansion house and gardens in Fife, Scotland. They were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and are today owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
5.6 miNE
Monastery
Balmerino Abbey
144 min walk • Balmerino Abbey, or St Edward's Abbey, in Balmerino, Fife, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastic community which has been ruinous since the 16th century.
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Mount Hill
45 min walk • Mount Hill rises from the rolling farmland about three miles north west of Cupar in North East Fife, Scotland. On its summit stands the 29-metre high Hopetoun Monument, which is visible for many miles around.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Birnie Loch
79 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.
1.9 miN
Archaeological site
Norman's Law
49 min walk • Norman's Law is a prominent hill at the far eastern end of the Ochil Fault, Scotland. It sits above the south bank of the River Tay, around four miles north west of Cupar.
5.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Myres Castle
142 min walk • 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.
4 miW
Historical place, Monastery, Tours
Lindores Abbey
102 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.
2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cairnie Hill
51 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.
2 miS
Palace
Palace of Monimail
51 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.
4.5 miSE
Ruins
Crawford Priory
115 min walk • Crawford Priory is an estate house about 2 miles south west of Cupar, Fife, based on private land with no single owner. It is a former residence of the Earls of Crawford, Earls of Glasgow and Barons Cochrane of Cults.
2.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Creich Castle
73 min walk • Creich Castle is a ruined tower house near Creich, Fife, Scotland. The tower house and its associated buildings is a scheduled monument.