Fernie Castle
#5330 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Fernie Castle is an enlarged sixteenth-century tower house in north-east Fife, Scotland. ()
ScotlandUnited Kingdom
Fernie Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Hill of Tarvit, Mount Hill, Birnie Loch, Norman's Law.
Historical place, Garden, History museumHill of Tarvit, Cupar
110 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillMount Hill
40 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeBirnie Loch
60 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.
Archaeological siteNorman's Law
88 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.
Forts and castlesMyres Castle
132 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.
Historical place, Monastery, ToursLindores Abbey
129 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillCairnie Hill
59 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.
Forts and castlesCollairnie Castle
41 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.
PalacePalace of Monimail
30 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.
RuinsCrawford Priory
76 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.
Forts and castlesCreich Castle
103 min walk • Creich Castle is a ruined tower house near Creich, Fife, Scotland. The tower house and its associated buildings is a scheduled monument.
Scotland