Abbot House, Dunfermline
Abbot House, Dunfermline is a historic house incorporating a heritage centre, in Dunfermline. There are 49 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) (100 m). Articles on it exist in 2 languages.
Museum in Dunfermline
Inside Dunfermline
Abbot House, Dunfermline is inside Dunfermline’s locality, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
For warmth, aim for June to August (17–19°C highs in Dunfermline).
Abbot House, Dunfermline
Historic house incorporating a heritage centre, in Dunfermline, Scotland.
In Dunfermline, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Dunfermline
- Official site
- abbothouse.co.uk
Around Abbot House, mapped
Orange: Abbot House, Dunfermline.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Dunfermline’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Which towns are near Abbot House
Dunfermline is the biggest of the 5 bases nearby (56,053 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
Dunfermline
Rosyth
Cairneyhill
Crossgates
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Abbot House, Dunfermline is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline | It’s in town | 56,053 | 14 |
| Rosyth | 3.1 km southeast of it | 13,309 | 18 |
| Cairneyhill | 4 km west of it | 2,657 | 6 |
| Crossgates | 4.6 km east of it | 2,993 | 8 |
| Inverkeithing | 4.8 km southeast of it | 5,273 | 16 |
After Abbot House
Around it, within 15 km, lie 49 more, including 4 castles, a palace and an art gallery.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)100 m away2
PalaceLinlithgow Palace13 km away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBlackness Castle7.9 km away4Art galleryArt galleryDunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries100 m away5MuseumMuseumAndrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum300 m away6
CastleAberdour Castle10 km away7
CastleMidhope Castle8.8 km away8
Historic houseHopetoun House8.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Abbot House
Where is Abbot House, Dunfermline?
Abbot House, Dunfermline is in Dunfermline, Fife, inside the town’s locality.
What is Abbot House, Dunfermline?
Historic house incorporating a heritage centre, in Dunfermline, Scotland.
When is the best time to visit Abbot House, Dunfermline?
June to August are the warmest months in Dunfermline, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Abbot House, Dunfermline?
Within 15 km: Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) (100 m), Linlithgow Palace (13 km), Blackness Castle (7.9 km) and Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries (100 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Abbot House, Dunfermline: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackness Castle: Dr John Wells, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberdour Castle: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Midhope Castle: Camer01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hopetoun House: User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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