Balmuto Castle
Set 3.1 km north of Burntisland is Balmuto Castle. Aberdour Castle, 5.1 km away, leads the 48 other places within 15 km.
Castle near Burntisland
Just outside Burntisland
Balmuto Castle is 3.1 km north of Burntisland. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Afternoons in Burntisland are warmest in July and August, at 19°C.
Balmuto Castle
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- 3.1 km north of Burntisland
Balmuto Castle on the map
The places near Balmuto Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
The largest of the 5 towns is Kirkcaldy and Dysart, with 51,135 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Burntisland
Kirkcaldy and Dysart
Lochgelly
Kinghorn
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Balmuto Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burntisland | 3.1 km south of it | 6,259 | 9 |
| Kirkcaldy and Dysart | 4.2 km northeast of it | 51,135 | 9 |
| Lochgelly | 4.4 km northwest of it | 7,157 | 2 |
| Kinghorn | 4.5 km southeast of it | 2,944 | 7 |
| Cardenden and Auchterderran | 4.6 km north of it | 5,266 | 3 |
More to see nearby
Around it, within 15 km, lie 48 more, including 5 castles, a museum and a garden.
CastleAberdour Castle5.1 km away2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)13 km away3
MuseumHMY Britannia13 km away4
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandLoch Leven Castle15 km away5
GardenRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh15 km away6
CastleRossend Castle4 km away7
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandRavenscraig Castle7.5 km away8
Abbey or prioryInchcolm Abbey7.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Balmuto Castle, answered
Where is Balmuto Castle?
Balmuto Castle is 3.1 km north of Burntisland, Fife.
What is Balmuto Castle?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Balmuto Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Burntisland, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Balmuto Castle?
Within 15 km: Aberdour Castle (5.1 km), Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) (13 km), HMY Britannia (13 km) and Loch Leven Castle (15 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)
- Aberdour Castle: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMY Britannia: Akiramenai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loch Leven Castle: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Steve nova at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rossend Castle: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ravenscraig Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inchcolm Abbey: Rianess, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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