Palace of Monimail

#4543 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. Lord Monimail is one of the subsidiary titles of the Leslie-Melville Earls of Leven. It was abandoned in the late 17th century and subsequently most of the palace was demolished. One tower remains standing in the grounds of Melville House near the village of Monimail, 4 kilometres north of Ladybank. ()

Coordinates: 56°18'50"N, 3°8'9"W

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Palace of Monimail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Birnie Loch, Cairnie Hill, Fernie Castle, Daftmill distillery.

1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Birnie Loch
31 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.
1.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cairnie Hill
38 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.
1.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Fernie Castle
30 min walk • Fernie Castle is an enlarged sixteenth-century tower house in north-east Fife, Scotland. Situated just east of the village of Letham, it was originally in an L-plan layout. The castle was later extended to include a three floor block which included a round tower at one of the corners.
1.7 miSE
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Daftmill distillery
43 min walk • Daftmill Distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery, located in a converted barn at Daftmill Farm in the Howe of Fife. The distillery was granted a licence by HMRC in 2005 to produce whisky and the first was produced on 16 December 2005.