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Donibristle Castle

County of Fife
John Ainslie, London, 1775map image courtesy of NLS

Fife with Kinross Shire
John Thomson, Edinburgh, 1827map image courtesy of NLS

Map of the counties of Fife and Kinross
Sharp, Greenwood & Fowler, London, 1828map image courtesy of NLS
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Alternative names for Donibristle Castle

Dinnybirsal; Dinnybirsal House; Donibirsill; Donibressil; Donibristle House; Donnybristle; Donybressell; Donybrissil; Dunabirsle; Dunibirsal; Dunibristle; Dunibursal; Dunnabristle; Dunybirsil; Dunybirsill; Dynnybirssill; Twnibirsill

Where is Donibristle Castle?

Donibristle Castle is in the parish of Dalgety and the county of Fife.

Grid reference: NT 1599 8291

Lat / long: 56.031734, -3.349621

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Weather at Donibristle Castle

20°C
max 21°C / min 19°C
33km/h SSW
1016mb
72%
40%
03:26 21:00

Scattered clouds
Weather observed at Saint Davids at 16:18

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Donibristle Castle

Leuchat (site of)

0.6km away

St David's Castle (site of)

1.3km away

Letham (site of)

1.3km away

Dalgety House (possible) (site of)

1.3km away

Spencerfield House

2.0km away

Couston Castle

2.3km away

Otterston Tower

2.4km away

Balbougie

2.7km away

Fordell Castle

2.8km away
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Ancient sites near Donibristle Castle

Cammo Stone standing stone

8.4km away

Hopetoun Wood standing stone

9.6km away

Lochend standing stone

10.8km away

Huly Hill barrow and standing stones

10.9km away

Inchgall (possible) crannog

13.0km away

Edinburgh Castle fort

13.1km away

Wester Craiglockhart Hill fort

14.5km away

Arthur's Seat fort

15.4km away

Samson's Ribs fort

15.5km away
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Pictish stones near Donibristle Castle

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

12.9km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

13.7km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

13.7km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

20.7km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

23.0km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

23.1km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

23.4km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

23.5km away

East Lomond Hill Class I symbol stone

24.7km away
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Pictish sites near Donibristle Castle

Norrie's Law hoard

34.9km away

Haddington silver chain

36.6km away

Borland silver chain

38.0km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

39.2km away

Traprain Law silver chain

43.0km away

Whitlaw silver chain

48.6km away

Hoardweel silver chain

66.6km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

71.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

125.1km away
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Accommodation near Donibristle Castle

Boreland Lodge hotel
hotelInverkeithing
2.7km away
Woodside Hotel
hotel, restaurantAberdour
3.7km away
Queensferry Hotel
hotelNorth Queensferry
4.0km away
Orocco Pier
hotelQueensferry
5.5km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh Airport (Newbridge)
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
5.7km away
Dakota Forth Bridge
hotelSouth Queensferry
5.8km away
Premier Inn Dunfermline
hotel, restaurantDunfermline
5.9km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh (South Queensferry)
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
6.3km away
Pitbauchlie House Hotel
hotelDunfermline
6.4km away
King Malcolm Hotel
hotelDunfermline
6.4km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Donibristle Castle

Woodside Hotel
hotel, restaurantAberdour
3.7km away
The Two Bridges
restaurantSouth Queensferry
5.2km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh Airport (Newbridge)
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
5.7km away
Papa Joe's Dunfermline
restaurantDunfermline
5.9km away
Premier Inn Dunfermline
hotel, restaurantDunfermline
5.9km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh (South Queensferry)
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
6.3km away
Craigie’s farm deli and café
caféSouth Queensferry
6.5km away
Auld Mill House Hotel Bar and Restaurant
hotel, bar, restaurantDunfermline
6.9km away
The Hideaway Restaurant
restaurantDunfermline
7.0km away
Best Western Edinburgh Capital Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEdinburgh
9.5km away
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Published on the 30th of January 2012 at 11:57 pm. Updated on the 28th of January 2024 at 9:49 am.

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