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Dunblane Cathedral

Dunblane Cathedral is a cathedral in Dunblane. It counts as a category A listed building. Our list has 26 more places within 15 km; first among them is Stirling Castle, at 7.3 km.

Photo: Dunblane Cathedral, Otter (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Dunblane

inside the locality

How well known

Top 5%

#372 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Cathedral in Dunblane

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#372 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Dunblane

Dunblane Cathedral is inside Dunblane’s locality, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Dunblane has 82 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

In Dunblane, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 17–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°129 mm

Feb7° / 1°112 mm

Mar9° / 2°105 mm

Apr12° / 4°75 mm

May15° / 6°73 mm

Jun17° / 9°87 mm

Jul19° / 11°107 mm

Aug19° / 10°107 mm

Sep16° / 8°98 mm

Oct12° / 6°136 mm

Nov9° / 3°130 mm

Dec6° / 0°140 mm

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

About

Dunblane Cathedral

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 15 languages.

Dunblane’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 15 languages
Town: in Dunblane
Official site: dunblanecathedral.org.uk

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

The map

The way to Dunblane Cathedral

The map puts Dunblane Cathedral in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Stirling is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (38,590 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Dunblane

8,797 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km south of it

Bridge of Allan

4,744 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 4.9 km south of it

Stirling

38,590 people · 21 places to visit

4 · 8.2 km southeast of it

Menstrie

2,834 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dunblane Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Dunblane	It’s in town	8,797	9
Bridge of Allan	2.8 km south of it	4,744	18
Stirling	4.9 km south of it	38,590	21
Menstrie	8.2 km southeast of it	2,834	9
Tullibody	10 km southeast of it	8,515	10
Alva	11 km east of it	4,820	5
Fallin	11 km southeast of it	2,769	15
Bannockburn	11 km south of it	6,587	14

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Of the 26 within 15 km, look for 5 castles, a museum and an abbey or priory.

1CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle7.3 km away 2

CastleDoune Castle5.3 km away 3

MuseumDunblane Museum100 m away 4Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandCambuskenneth Abbey7.9 km away 5

Castle · National Trust for ScotlandMenstrie Castle8.1 km away 6

Castle · National Trust for ScotlandAlloa Tower14 km away 7

Wildlife parkBlair Drummond Safari Park5.3 km away 8CastleCastleKilbryde Castle3.4 km away

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

What people ask about Dunblane Cathedral

Where is Dunblane Cathedral?

Dunblane Cathedral is in Dunblane, Stirling, inside the town’s locality.

What is Dunblane Cathedral?

Cathedral in Dunblane, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Dunblane Cathedral?

June to August are the warmest months in Dunblane, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Dunblane Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Dunblane Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Stirling Castle (7.3 km), Doune Castle (5.3 km), Dunblane Museum (100 m) and Cambuskenneth Abbey (7.9 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 (6)

Dunblane Cathedral: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Doune Castle: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dunblane Museum: Graham Laird, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Menstrie Castle: John Lee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Alloa Tower: AllyD at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Blair Drummond Safari Park: Marmoset1000 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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