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Pitfour Castle (site of)

Where is Pitfour Castle?

Pitfour Castle is in the parish of St Madoes and the county of Perthshire.

Grid reference: NO 189 199

Lat / long: 56.365265, -3.314118

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OS Map for Pitfour Castle

Glenrothes North, Falkland & Lomond Hills (Auchtermuchty & Cupar)
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Dundee & Sidlaw Hills
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Directions to Pitfour Castle

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Weather at Pitfour Castle

12°C
max 12°C / min 12°C
28km/h WSW
1001mb
71%
75%
04:47 19:36

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Glencarse at 18:24

References (websites)

Canmore
  • Birth/Marriage/Death Records_MPU

Castles near Pitfour Castle

Elcho Castle

2.7km away

Balthayock Castle

3.3km away

Glendoick House

4.1km away

Moredun Hall

4.5km away

Kinfauns Castle

4.7km away

Law Knowe motte

4.9km away

Pitroddie (site of)

5.8km away

Evelick Castle

6.1km away

Balmanno Castle

6.3km away

Historic sites near Pitfour Castle

Pictish stones

  • Carpow Class III cross-slab (2.69 km)
  • Abernethy No. 8 Class III cross shaft (3.56 km)
  • Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone (3.57 km)
  • Abernethy No. 1 Class I symbol stone (3.59 km)
  • Mugdrum Cross Class III cross (4.03 km)
  • Abernethy No. 3 Class III cross-slab (4.03 km)
  • Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft (4.03 km)
  • Abernethy No. 5 Class III cross shaft (4.03 km)
  • Newton of Collessie Class I symbol stone (12.33 km)
  • Creich Class I symbol stones (13.02 km)
more Pictish stones....

Ancient sites

  • Licher-Stanesstone circle (3.18 km)
  • Abernethy Denstone circle (3.88 km)
  • Reedieleyscursus (10.4 km)
  • Blairhallcursus (10.78 km)
  • Bandirran (west)stone circle (11.1 km)
  • Bandirran (east)stone circle (11.12 km)
  • Bandirranstone circle (11.42 km)
  • Dunsinnan Hillfort (11.93 km)
  • Abbots Deugliestone circle (11.95 km)
  • Long Man's Gravestanding stone (11.96 km)
more ancient sites....
  • http://www.onegreatfamily.com

Accommodation near Pitfour Castle

Abbey Inn, Newburgh
hotelNewburgh
5.1km away
Bronton Cottage B&B
bed and breakfastBridge of Earn
5.8km away
River Edge Lodges
self-catering lodgesBridge of Earn
5.9km away
Murrayshall House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barScone
7.0km away
Stable Flat
self-catering cottagePerth
7.0km away
Sunbank House Hotel
hotelPerth
7.1km away
The Famous Bein Inn
hotel, restaurant, barAberargie
7.5km away
Salutation Hotel
hotelPerth
7.7km away
Acer Guesthouse
bed and breakfastPerth
7.9km away
Adam Guest House
bed and breakfastPerth
7.9km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Pitfour Castle

Murrayshall House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barScone
7.0km away
The Famous Bein Inn
hotel, restaurant, barAberargie
7.5km away
Breizh
restaurant, caféPerth
7.8km away
Best Western Queens Hotel & Leisure Club
hotel, restaurant, barPerth
8.2km away
Holiday Inn Express Perth
hotel, barPerth
10.9km away
Huntingtower Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barAlmondbank
12.8km away
Fernie Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barLetham
13.7km away
Luigino's
hotel, restaurantFalkland
14.1km away
The Covenanter Hotel
hotel, restaurant, bar, caféFalkland
14.1km away
Windlestrae Hotel and Leisure Club
hotel, restaurant, barMilnathort
18.5km away
more food.... / more drink....

Related pages

Baby squirrels at Callendar House
Kilspindie Castle and Aberlady Bay nature reserve
Two castles and a country house in East Lothian
Two lesser-visited castles in Perthshire
Gullane beach, and castles on the way home
A pair of educational castles in Edinburgh
Published on the 3rd of July 2011 at 4:52 pm. Updated on the 4th of July 2011 at 12:52 am.

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