Pittarthie Castle

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Pittarthie Castle was a laird’s fortified house in Fife, Scotland. The ruins of the structure are located 2.5 kilometres southwest of Dunino, and 6.5 kilometres northwest of Anstruther. The name is spelled Pittarthie and Pittairthie in extant records. The ruins are protected as a scheduled monument. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°16'19"N, 2°46'29"W

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

Nearby attractions include: St Andrews Cathedral, Church of St Mary on the Rock, Botanic Garden, Kellie Castle.

4.7 miN
12th-century cathedral ruins
St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews
121 min walk • St Andrews Cathedral, a hauntingly beautiful ruin perched on the edge of the North Sea in the city of St Andrews, Scotland, is a site steeped in medieval history and religious significance. Once the largest church in Scotland, the cathedral's remains offer a window...
4.7 miN
Church
Church of St Mary on the Rock, St Andrews
120 min walk • The Church of St Mary on the Rock or St Mary's Collegiate Church, was a secular college of priests based on the seaward side of St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews, just beyond the precinct walls. It is known by a variety of other names, such as St Mary of the Culdees, Kirkheugh and Church of St Mary of Kilrymont.
4.5 miN
Garden, Park
Botanic Garden, St Andrews
116 min walk • The St Andrews Botanic Garden is an 18-acre botanical garden in the university town of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. It is located on the banks of the wooded Kinness Burn in the Canongate area, on the southern edge of the town.
2.4 miS
Forts and castles, Garden, Park
Kellie Castle, Pittenweem
62 min walk • Kellie Castle is a castle just outside Arncroach and below the dominant hill in the area, Kellie Law. it is about 4 kilometres north of Pittenweem in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
4.6 miSE
Specialty museum, Maritime museum, Museum
Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther
117 min walk • The Scottish Fisheries Museum is a museum in Anstruther, Fife, that records the history of the Scottish fishing industry and its people from earliest times to the present day.
4.9 miN
Nightlife, Cinema
New Picture House, St Andrews
126 min walk • The New Picture House is an independent cinema located in St Andrews, Scotland. It was first opened in 1930 and it contains three cinema screens. The largest cinema has a row of special seats with electronic black recliners, and also has a ground level and balcony seating area.
4.6 miN
56°20'11"N • 2°48'7"W
St Andrews Indoor Golf Centre, St Andrews
117 min walk • Golf, Sport complex, Outdoor activities
4.7 miN
City hall
St Andrews Town Hall, St Andrews
120 min walk • St Andrews Town Hall is a municipal structure in South Street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The structure, which is the meeting place of the Royal Burgh of St Andrews Community Council, is a Category B listed building.
4 miNW
Park
Craigtoun Country Park, St Andrews
103 min walk • Craigtoun Country Park is a country park located approximately 4 miles to the south-west of St Andrews in the county of Fife, Scotland.
4.4 miSE
Monastery
Pittenweem Priory, Pittenweem
113 min walk • Pittenweem Priory was an Augustinian priory located in the village of Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. Originally a Benedictine community founded from Reading Abbey in England and based on the Isle of May, it was relocated to Pittenweem by 1318, and placed under the control of the Augustinian canons regular of St Andrews Priory.
4.7 miN
Memorial
St Andrews Sarcophagus, St Andrews
120 min walk • The Saint Andrews Sarcophagus is a Pictish monument dating from the second half of the 8th century. The sarcophagus was recovered beginning in 1833 during excavations by St Andrew's Cathedral, and in 1922 that the surviving components were reunited.