Lochleven Castle, Kinross

Name: Lochleven Castle
Address: Lochleven Castle, Kinross, KY13 8UF, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1577 862670

#1 among attractions in Kinross

Top attraction, Historical place, Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles

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Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence. In the latter part of the 14th century, the castle was granted to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, by his uncle. It remained in the Douglases' hands for the next 300 years. Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned there in 1567–68, and forced to abdicate as queen, before escaping with the help of her gaoler's family. In 1588, the queen's gaoler inherited the title of Earl of Morton, and moved away from the castle. In 1675, Sir William Bruce, an architect, bought the castle and used it as a focal point for his garden; it was never again used as a residence. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1300 (725 years ago)Coordinates: 56°12'3"N, 3°23'30"W

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Lochleven CastleKinross KY13 8UF United Kingdom

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Kinross

Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Bunnet Stane, Burleigh Castle, Tullibole Castle, West Lomond.

4.6 miNE
Rock, Nature, Natural attraction
Bunnet Stane
118 min walk • The Bunnet Stane is a rock formation near the hamlet of Gateside in Fife, at the foot of West Lomond. It sits upon one of the calciferous sandstone outcrops of the Old Red Sandstone suie that exist around the base of the Lomond Hills.
1.8 miN
Ruins, Architecture, Forts and castles
Burleigh Castle, Milnathort
47 min walk • The remains of Burleigh Castle are located just outside the village of Milnathort, 1.5 miles north of Kinross, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
5.3 miW
Forts and castles
Tullibole Castle
136 min walk • Tullibole Castle is a 17th-century castle in Crook of Devon, a village in Perthshire. It was built by John Halliday in 1608 and is currently owned by the Moncreiff family. The castle was designated a Category A listed building in 1971.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
West Lomond
122 min walk • West Lomond is the highest point in the county of Fife, Scotland and the highest peak in the Lomond Hills. Its cone-shaped summit, which is the remains of a volcanic plug, rises above an escarpment of Carboniferous sandstone and limestone layers, capped with a quartz-microgabbro sill.
2.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Benarty Hill
67 min walk • Benarty Hill, locally simply Benarty, rises above and to the west of Ballingry, in the west of Fife, Scotland. The summit ridge forms the boundary with Perth and Kinross.
0.8 miSE
Park
Loch Leven, Kinross
20 min walk • Loch Leven is a fresh water loch located immediately to the east of the burgh of Kinross in Perth and Kinross council area, central Scotland. Roughly triangular, the loch is about 6 km at its longest.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Ore
107 min walk • Loch Ore is a loch situated in Fife, Scotland. It forms the core of Lochore Meadows Country Park. It is used mainly for leisure purposes, especially yachting, although the uneven depth can make speed boating problematic.
1.7 miSE
Island
St Serf's Inch
45 min walk • St Serf's Inch or St Serf's Island is an island in Loch Leven, in south-eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was the home of a Culdee and then an Augustinian monastic community, St Serf's Inch Priory.
6.6 miSW
Racetrack
Knockhill, Dunfermline
168 min walk • Knockhill Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Fife, Scotland. It opened in September 1974 and is Scotland's national motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the countryside about 6 miles north of Dunfermline. It is the only FIA approved circuit in Scotland.
6.6 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Knockhill
168 min walk • Knockhill Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Fife, Scotland. It opened in September 1974 and is Scotland's national motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the countryside about 6 miles north of Dunfermline. It is the only FIA approved circuit in Scotland.
6 miSE
Town
Lochgelly
154 min walk • One of the town's most prominent landmarks is Loch Ore, a stunning freshwater loch that provides a tranquil setting for a variety of recreational activities. Visitors can enjoy leisurely walks along the loch's shore, go fishing, or even take a boat out onto the water...