Crawford Priory

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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. It lies just outside the village of Springfield. ()

Coordinates: 56°17'24"N, 3°3'14"W

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Crawford Priory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hill of Tarvit, Mount Hill, Birnie Loch, Norman's Law.

1.9 miE
Historical place, Garden, History museum
Hill of Tarvit, Cupar
49 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.
3.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Mount Hill
86 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.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Birnie Loch
103 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.
6.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Norman's Law
157 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.
5.1 miNE
Bridge
Dairsie Bridge
131 min walk • Dairsie Bridge is a 16th-century stone bridge, located 1.2 kilometres south of Dairsie, in north-east Fife, Scotland. It carries a minor road across the River Eden, linking the parishes of Dairsie to the north and Kemback to the south.
5 miNE
Forts and castles
Dairsie Castle
127 min walk • Dairsie Castle is a restored tower house located 1.3 kilometres south of Dairsie in north-east Fife, Scotland. The castle overlooks the River Eden.
6.6 miSW
Archaeological site
Balfarg
167 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.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cairnie Hill
128 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.
4.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Collairnie Castle
115 min walk • 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.
3.5 miNW
Palace
Palace of Monimail
91 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.
5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lindores Loch
150 min walk • Lindores Loch is a freshwater loch, situated in North Fife in the Parish of Abdie, in the Central Belt of Scotland. The Loch has for many years been used as a fishery and is well known for its abundant fish life.