Attraction · St Andrews · Fife

Doocot

This is Doocot, an attraction in St Andrews. There are 13 other places to visit inside 5 km. First among the places near it is St Andrews Castle, at 2.5 km.

Where

In St Andrews

inside the locality

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Attraction in St Andrews

Inside St Andrews

Doocot is inside St Andrews’ locality, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

Warmest in St Andrews are June to September, at 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°72 mm

Feb8° / 2°55 mm

Mar10° / 2°50 mm

Apr12° / 4°44 mm

May15° / 6°52 mm

Jun18° / 9°62 mm

Jul20° / 11°63 mm

Aug19° / 11°75 mm

Sep17° / 9°53 mm

Oct13° / 6°81 mm

Nov10° / 4°72 mm

Dec7° / 1°65 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in St Andrews, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for St Andrews. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. St Andrews’ full climate →

About

Doocot

Attraction.

In St Andrews, inside the town’s locality.

Type: Attraction
Town: in St Andrews

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Doocot on the map

Doocot is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

St Andrews

16,465 people · 15 places to visit

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Around it, within 15 km, lie 31 more, including 3 castles, 3 museums and a garden.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandSt Andrews Castle2.5 km away 2

MuseumR&A World Golf Museum2.1 km away 3

MuseumSt Andrews Museum1.6 km away 4

GardenSt Andrews Botanic Garden1.3 km away 5

Castle · National Trust for ScotlandKellie Castle11 km away 6

MuseumWardlaw Museum2.3 km away 7

CastleDairsie Castle7.8 km away 8

Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandHill of Tarvit12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Doocot: questions

Where is Doocot?

Doocot is in St Andrews, Fife, inside the town’s locality.

What is Doocot?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Doocot?

June to September are the warmest months in St Andrews, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Doocot?

Within 15 km: St Andrews Castle (2.5 km), R&A World Golf Museum (2.1 km), St Andrews Museum (1.6 km) and St Andrews Botanic Garden (1.3 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)

St Andrews Castle: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
R&A World Golf Museum: B4bees from Kinross, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrews Museum: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrews Botanic Garden: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kellie Castle: MaggieMayRose, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wardlaw Museum: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dairsie Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hill of Tarvit: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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