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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

17°C
max 18°C / min 17°C
8km/h SW
1014mb
85%
84%
04:25 20:12

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Glencarse at 22:38

References (websites)

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Balgonie (possible) (site of)

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Elcho Castle

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Glencarse (site of)

2.7km away

Balthayock Castle

3.3km away

Glendoick House

4.0km away

Moredun Hall

4.5km away

Kinfauns Castle

4.7km away

Law Knowe motte

4.9km away

Moncreiff House

5.3km away
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Ancient sites near Pitfour Castle

Licher-Stanes stone circle

3.2km away

Abernethy Den stone circle

3.9km away

Reedieleys cursus

10.4km away

Blairhall cursus

10.8km away

Bandirran (west) stone circle

11.1km away

Bandirran (east) stone circle

11.1km away

Bandirran stone circle

11.4km away

Dunsinnan Hill fort

11.9km away

Abbots Deuglie stone circle

12.0km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Pitfour Castle

Carpow Class III cross-slab

2.9km away

Abernethy No. 8 Class III cross shaft

3.6km away

Abernethy No. 1 Class I symbol stone

3.6km away

Mugdrum Cross Class III cross

4.0km away

Abernethy No. 3 Class III cross-slab

4.0km away

Abernethy No. 5 Class III cross shaft

4.1km away

Lindores Stone Class I symbol stone

6.9km away

Strathmiglo Class I symbol stone

10.1km away

Collessie Man Class I symbol stone

12.3km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Pitfour Castle

Norrie's Law hoard

25.3km away

Haddington silver chain

56.6km away

Traprain Law silver chain

59.7km away

Borland silver chain

74.8km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

75.8km away

Whitlaw silver chain

78.3km away

Hoardweel silver chain

84.4km away

Dunnicaer fort

95.0km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

106.8km away
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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
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
Parklands Hotel
hotelPerth
8.1km 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....

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Cairns Castle and Harperrig Reservoir
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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