Castle Leod
Castle Leod is a tower house. Its location is 4.3 km west of Dingwall. Officially, it is a category A listed building.
Castle near Dingwall
Just outside Dingwall
Castle Leod is 4.3 km west of Dingwall. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Dingwall has 25 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Highs in Dingwall reach 18°C in July and August.
Castle Leod
Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages. Top of the 11 other places within 15 km is Brahan Castle, 5.4 km off.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 4.3 km west of Dingwall
- Official site
- castleleod.org.uk
Where it sits
The orange dot is Castle Leod; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns that count Castle Leod
They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Dingwall
Muir of Ord
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Castle Leod is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dingwall | 4.3 km east of it | 5,274 | 9 |
| Muir of Ord | 10 km southeast of it | 2,832 | 5 |
Next door to Castle Leod
Nearby, 11 places within 15 km include 4 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.
CastleBrahan Castle5.4 km away2MuseumMuseumHighland Museum of Childhood900 m away3
CastleDingwall Castle Folly6.7 km away4
CastleFairburn Tower7.2 km away5
CastleKilcoy Castle12 km away6
Historic houseRedcastle14 km away7
MuseumDingwall Museum6.4 km away8AttractionAttractionGlenWyvis Distillery5.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Castle Leod, answered
Where is Castle Leod?
Castle Leod is 4.3 km west of Dingwall, Highland.
What is Castle Leod?
Tower house in Achterneed, Highland, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Castle Leod?
July and August are the warmest months in Dingwall, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Castle Leod a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Castle Leod?
Within 15 km: Brahan Castle (5.4 km), Highland Museum of Childhood (900 m), Dingwall Castle Folly (6.7 km) and Fairburn Tower (7.2 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 (7)
- Castle Leod: Colin Hepburn from Sale, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brahan Castle: W. Ritchie & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dingwall Castle Folly: QuintusPetillius, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fairburn Tower: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcoy Castle: Webrazor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redcastle: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dingwall Museum: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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