Castle Campbell, Dollar

Name: Castle Campbell
Address: Castle Campbell Castle Road, Dollar, FK14 7PP, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1259 742408

#2 among attractions in Dollar

Top attraction, Architecture, Historical place, Forts and castles, More...

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Castle Campbell is a medieval castle situated above the town of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland. It was the lowland seat of the earls and dukes of Argyll, chiefs of Clan Campbell, from the 15th to the 19th century, and was visited by Mary, Queen of Scots, in the 16th century. Mary was impressed by this and said "this reminds me of home". ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°10'30"N, 3°40'29"W

Address

Castle Campbell Castle RoadDollar FK14 7PP United Kingdom

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+44 1259 742408

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Devon Way, Alloa Tower, St. Mungo's Parish Church, Sauchie Tower.

1.1 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Devon Way, Dollar
28 min walk • Devon Way is a pathway in Clackmannanshire, Central Scotland. It lies on the southern section of the former Devon Valley Railway from Dollar to Tillicoultry a distance of 3+1⁄4 miles. It is used by for walkers, cyclists and horse riders and forms part of Route 767 on the National Cycle Network.
6.1 miSW
Furnished 14th-century castle keep
Alloa Tower, Alloa
157 min walk • Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire in central Scotland is an early 14th century tower house that served as the medieval residence of the Erskine family, later Earls of Mar.
6.3 miSW
Church
St. Mungo's Parish Church, Alloa
162 min walk • The church is named after Saint Mungo, patron saint and founder of the city of Glasgow. It belongs to the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Stirling and serves the parish of Alloa.
4.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Sauchie Tower
118 min walk • Sauchie Tower, also known as Devon Tower, is a 15th-century tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The tower is located by the village of Fishcross, 1 kilometre north of Sauchie and 2.5 kilometres north of Alloa, close to the River Devon.
0.6 miS
56°9'60"N • 3°40'15"W
Dollar Museum, Dollar
16 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.1 miW
56°9'10"N • 3°48'6"W
Alva Parish Church, Alva
131 min walk • Church
3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ben Cleuch
95 min walk • Ben Cleuch is a hill in the Ochil Hills range, part of the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the highest point in the range, Clackmannanshire and the Central Belt of Scotland; the summit is marked by a trig point within a stone windshelter and a viewpoint indicator.
3.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ochil Hills
95 min walk • The Ochil Hills; Scottish Gaelic: Monadh Ochail is a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross, Auchterarder and Perth.
3.4 miE
Village, Bridge
Rumbling Bridge
88 min walk • Rumbling Bridge is a small village built on both side of a gorge of the River Devon, which formed the boundary between the historic counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire and is now within the combined Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, where the A823 leaves the A977.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Cauldron Linn, Dollar
68 min walk • Cauldron Linn, or Caldron Linn, is a waterfall on the River Devon on the border between Clackmannanshire and Perth and Kinross in Scotland.
6.6 miSW
Memorial
Northern Glass Cone, Alloa
168 min walk • The Northern Glass Cone is a 19th-century glass cone formerly used in the glass manufacturing process at Alloa Glass Works in the burgh of Alloa, the administrative centre of the central Scottish council area of Clackmannanshire.