Balgonie Castle
Balgonie Castle stands 1.9 km east of Glenrothes. It holds the status of a category A listed building. Close by, Falkland Palace Gardens is 9.1 km away, one of 25 within 15 km.
Castle near Glenrothes
Just outside Glenrothes
Balgonie Castle is 1.9 km east of Glenrothes. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Glenrothes has 38 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Expect 18–19°C highs in Glenrothes in July and August.
Balgonie Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 7 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 1.9 km east of Glenrothes
- Official site
- balgoniecastle.co.uk
Where it sits
The numbers show what else is near Balgonie Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns close to Balgonie Castle
Glenrothes tops the 5 for size, at 37,466 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Glenrothes
Methil
Kennoway
Buckhaven
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Balgonie Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenrothes | 1.9 km west of it | 37,466 | 11 |
| Methil | 3.5 km east of it | 10,712 | 5 |
| Kennoway | 3.5 km northeast of it | 4,665 | 5 |
| Buckhaven | 4.3 km southeast of it | 4,413 | 6 |
| Leven | 4.4 km east of it | 10,088 | 5 |
While you are near Balgonie Castle
25 more lie within 15 km, 4 castles, 2 museums and a historic house among them.
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandFalkland Palace Gardens9.1 km away2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandRavenscraig Castle8.5 km away3MuseumMuseumKirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery9.7 km away4
Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandHill of Tarvit13 km away5
Heritage railwayFife Heritage Railway5.8 km away6
CastleFernie Castle14 km away7
CastleScotstarvit Tower12 km away8
MuseumFife Folk Museum14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Balgonie Castle
Where is Balgonie Castle?
Balgonie Castle is 1.9 km east of Glenrothes, Fife.
What is Balgonie Castle?
Castle in Fife, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Balgonie Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Glenrothes, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Balgonie Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Balgonie Castle?
Within 15 km: Falkland Palace Gardens (9.1 km), Ravenscraig Castle (8.5 km), Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery (9.7 km) and Hill of Tarvit (13 km).
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 (8)
- Balgonie Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Falkland Palace Gardens: Sam Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ravenscraig Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill of Tarvit: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fife Heritage Railway: QTXAdsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernie Castle: Simon Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotstarvit Tower: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fife Folk Museum: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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