Fairburn Tower
Fairburn Tower is an architectural structure. Its address puts it 4.8 km west of Muir of Ord. It counts as a category A listed building.
Castle near Muir of Ord
Just outside Muir of Ord
Fairburn Tower is 4.8 km west of Muir of Ord. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Highs of 17–19°C mark June to August in Muir of Ord.
Fairburn Tower
Running it is Landmark Trust. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages. A short trip away is Brahan Castle, 4.8 km off, the first of 13 within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Run by
- Landmark Trust
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 4.8 km west of Muir of Ord
- Official site
- landmarktrust.org.uk/properties/fairburn-tower
Where to find Fairburn Tower
The places near Fairburn Tower are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The nearest towns
The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Muir of Ord
Around Fairburn Tower
Also close at hand are 6 castles, a historic house and a museum, among 13 within 15 km.
CastleBrahan Castle4.8 km away2
CastleCastle Leod7.2 km away3CastleCastleBeaufort Castle10 km away4
CastleDingwall Castle Folly11 km away5
CastleKilcoy Castle11 km away6
Historic houseRedcastle12 km away7CastleCastleMoniack Castle12 km away8MuseumMuseumHighland Museum of Childhood6.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Fairburn Tower
Where is Fairburn Tower?
Fairburn Tower is 4.8 km west of Muir of Ord, Highland.
What is Fairburn Tower?
Architectural structure in Highland, Scotland, UK.
Who runs Fairburn Tower?
Landmark Trust.
When is the best time to visit Fairburn Tower?
June to August are the warmest months in Muir of Ord, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Fairburn Tower a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Fairburn Tower?
Within 15 km: Brahan Castle (4.8 km), Castle Leod (7.2 km), Beaufort Castle (10 km) and Dingwall Castle Folly (11 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)
- Fairburn Tower: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Dingwall Castle Folly: QuintusPetillius, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcoy Castle: Webrazor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redcastle: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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