Fingask Castle

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Fingask Castle is a country house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is perched 200 feet above Rait, three miles north-east of Errol, in the Braes of the Carse, on the fringes of the Sidlaw Hills. Thus it overlooks both the Carse of Gowrie and the Firth of Tay and beyond into the Kingdom of Fife. The name derives from Gaelic fionn-gasg: a white or light-coloured appendage. ()

Coordinates: 56°25'59"N, 3°15'13"W

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Nearby attractions include: Kinnoull Hill, Pitfour Castle, Kinfauns Castle, Norman's Law.

6.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Bike trail, Nature and wildlife
Kinnoull Hill, Perth
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4.4 miS
Forts and castles
Pitfour Castle, Glencarse
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5.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Kinfauns Castle
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6.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Norman's Law
168 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.
2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dunsinane Hill
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5.8 miSW
16th-century house on scenic grounds
Elcho Castle, Perth
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5.7 miS
Historical place, Monastery, Tours
Lindores Abbey
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7.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Moncreiffe Hill, Perth
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4.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Balthayock Castle
112 min walk • Balthayock Castle, also known as Tower of Balthayock, is a medieval tower house located 3 miles east of Perth, Scotland. It was built in late 14th century. It is measured at 52 by 37 ft and has very thick walls. The Balthayock castle is said to have been owned by family of Blair since the time of William I.
4 miSW
Church
All Saints Church, Glencarse
102 min walk • All Saints Church is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Brechin, located in the Scottish village of Glencarse, Perth and Kinross.
5.1 miSE
Forts and castles
Ballinbreich Castle
131 min walk • Ballinbreich Castle is a ruined tower house castle in Fife, Scotland. The castle was built in the 14th century by Clan Leslie, and subsequently rebuilt several times. There may have been an outer curtain-wall though this no longer survives. Much of the present structure is of 16th-century date.