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Dowhill Castle

Surnames associated with Dowhill Castle

Lindsay

Where is Dowhill Castle?

Dowhill Castle is in the parish of Cleish and the county of Kinross-shire.

Grid reference:NT 11781 97312

Lat / long:56.1602874729071,-3.42197968578235

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OS Map for Dowhill Castle

OS map 367
Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy & Glenrothes South (Methil & Culross)
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Directions to Dowhill Castle

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Weather at Dowhill Castle

5°C
max 6°C / min 4°C
13km/h N
982mb
89%
99%
06:06 18:33

Moderate rain
Weather observed at Kelty at 05:59

References (books)

The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland Volume 4
David MacGibbon
Edinburgh, 1892
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Dowhill Castle

Cleish Castle

3.6km away

Cleish motte (possible)

3.6km away

Lochleven Castle

4.9km away

Old Lochore Castle (site of)

5.0km away

Lochore Castle

5.9km away

Balmule

6.2km away

Aldie Castle

6.8km away

Tullibole Castle

7.3km away

Burleigh Castle

7.4km away
more castles....

Ancient sites near Dowhill Castle

Hatchbank souterrain

2.0km away

Classlochie souterrain

3.1km away

Inchgall (possible) crannog

5.9km away

Burleigh cursus

7.0km away

Orwell standing stones

7.7km away

Nether Tillyrie souterrains

8.8km away

Abbots Deuglie stone circle

13.7km away

Reedieleys cursus

17.2km away

Balfarg henge and stone circle

17.4km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Dowhill Castle

Tullibole Class III cross slab

7.2km away

East Lomond Hill Class I symbol stone

15.4km away

Westfield 1 Class I symbol stone

15.6km away

Westfield 2 Class I symbol stone

15.6km away

Strathmiglo Class I symbol stone

15.7km away

Abernethy No. 5 Class III cross shaft

19.7km away

Abernethy No. 3 Class III cross-slab

19.7km away

Abernethy No. 1 Class I symbol stone

20.4km away

Abernethy No. 8 Class III cross shaft

20.5km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Dowhill Castle

Norrie's Law hoard

30.8km away

Haddington silver chain

46.1km away

Borland silver chain

51.4km away

Traprain Law silver chain

51.5km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

52.3km away

Whitlaw silver chain

62.2km away

Hoardweel silver chain

76.3km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

83.1km away

Dunnicaer fort

116.4km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Dowhill Castle

The Kirklands Hotel
hotelKinross
5.2km away
The Green Hotel Golf & Leisure Resort
hotel, restaurant, barMilnathort
5.4km away
Windlestrae Hotel and Leisure Club
hotel, restaurant, barMilnathort
5.5km away
The Muirs Inn
hotelMilnathort
5.7km away
Tullibole Castle Longhouse
self-catering cottageCrook of Devon
7.3km away
Thistle Hotel, Milnathort
hotelMilnathort
7.4km away
Auld Mill House Hotel Bar and Restaurant
hotel, bar, restaurantDunfermline
9.0km away
Express by Holiday Inn Dunfermline
hotelDunfermline
9.1km away
Premier Inn Dunfermline
hotel, restaurantDunfermline
9.3km away
Bunree Bed and Breakfast
bed and breakfastDunfermline
9.7km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Dowhill Castle

The Green Hotel Golf & Leisure Resort
hotel, restaurant, barMilnathort
5.4km away
Windlestrae Hotel and Leisure Club
hotel, restaurant, barMilnathort
5.5km away
The Hideaway Restaurant
restaurantDunfermline
8.3km away
Auld Mill House Hotel Bar and Restaurant
hotel, bar, restaurantDunfermline
9.0km away
Premier Inn Dunfermline
hotel, restaurantDunfermline
9.3km away
Papa Joe's Dunfermline
restaurantDunfermline
9.4km away
Best Western Keavil House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barCrossford
12.4km away
Woodside Hotel
hotel, restaurantAberdour
14.0km away
An Lochan Tormaukin
hotel, bar, restaurantGleneagles
14.4km away
Best Western Balgeddie House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barGlenrothes
15.1km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 14th of October 2011 at 12:38 am. Updated on the 4th of May 2020 at 11:02 am.

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