Dingwall Castle Folly
Dingwall Castle Folly is part of what Dingwall has to see. Nearby, 2 more places to visit are within 5 km. It counts as a scheduled monument.
Castle in Dingwall
Inside Dingwall
Dingwall Castle Folly is inside Dingwall’s locality, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
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 weather, month by month
The warmest months in Dingwall are July and August, with highs of 18°C.
Dingwall Castle Folly
Articles on it exist in 4 languages. A short trip away is Brahan Castle, 6 km off.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Dingwall
Dingwall Castle Folly on the map
Orange: Dingwall Castle Folly.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Dingwall’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns near Dingwall Castle Folly
Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Dingwall
Muir of Ord
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Dingwall Castle Folly is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dingwall | It’s in town | 5,274 | 9 |
| Muir of Ord | 9.3 km south of it | 2,832 | 5 |
Nearby, too
Also close at hand are 5 castles, 2 museums and a historic house, among 16 within 15 km.
CastleBrahan Castle6 km away2
CastleCastle Leod6.7 km away3CastleCastleCastle Craig9.3 km away4
CastleKilcoy Castle8.1 km away5
Historic houseRedcastle9.9 km away6
MuseumDingwall Museum400 m away7
CastleFairburn Tower11 km away8MuseumMuseumHighland Museum of Childhood6.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Dingwall Castle Folly: common questions
Where is Dingwall Castle Folly?
Dingwall Castle Folly is in Dingwall, Highland, inside the town’s locality.
What is Dingwall Castle Folly?
Castle in Highland, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Dingwall Castle Folly?
July and August are the warmest months in Dingwall, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Dingwall Castle Folly a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Dingwall Castle Folly?
Within 15 km: Brahan Castle (6 km), Castle Leod (6.7 km), Castle Craig (9.3 km) and Kilcoy Castle (8.1 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)
- Dingwall Castle Folly: QuintusPetillius, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brahan Castle: W. Ritchie & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Leod: Colin Hepburn from Sale, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Fairburn Tower: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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