Elcho Castle
Elcho Castle is a tower house in Perth and Kinross. Its status is a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 15 more places to visit, starting with Scone Palace (7.5 km).
Castle near Perth
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Perth
Elcho Castle is 3.4 km southeast of Perth. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Perth has 357 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Perth
If warmth matters, go June to August: Perth reaches 18–20°C.
Elcho Castle
It has articles in 9 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 9 languages
- Town
- 3.4 km southeast of Perth
Elcho Castle on the map
Orange shows Elcho Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which towns are near Elcho Castle
In size, Dundee comes first of the 4, with 147,365 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Perth
Bridge of Earn
Scone
Dundee
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Elcho Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 3.4 km northwest of it | 47,885 | 15 |
| Bridge of Earn | 3.7 km southwest of it | 2,917 | 7 |
| Scone | 5.8 km northwest of it | 5,219 | 12 |
| Dundee | 27 km northeast of it | 147,365 | 32 |
What else is near Elcho Castle
15 more lie within 15 km, 4 castles, a cathedral and a garden among them.
CastleScone Palace7.5 km away2CathedralCathedralSt Ninian's Cathedral5.7 km away3
Garden · National Trust for ScotlandBranklyn Garden4.2 km away4
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandHuntingtower Castle9.1 km away5
CastleBalhousie Castle6 km away6
MuseumPerth Museum5.2 km away7
Art galleryPerth Art Gallery5.3 km away8
CastleBalthayock Castle2.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Elcho Castle
Where is Elcho Castle?
Elcho Castle is 3.4 km southeast of Perth, Perth and Kinross.
What is Elcho Castle?
Tower house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Elcho Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Perth, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Elcho Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Elcho Castle?
Within 15 km: Scone Palace (7.5 km), St Ninian's Cathedral (5.7 km), Branklyn Garden (4.2 km) and Huntingtower Castle (9.1 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 (8)
- Elcho Castle: Slink pink at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scone Palace: Peter Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Branklyn Garden: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntingtower Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balhousie Castle: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Perth Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Perth Art Gallery: Dudesleeper at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Balthayock Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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