Fordell Castle
Look for Fordell Castle 800 m southeast of Dunfermline. It is protected as a category A listed building. There are 64 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) (6 km).
Castle near Dunfermline
Just outside Dunfermline
Fordell Castle is 800 m southeast of Dunfermline. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Dunfermline has 166 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Warmest in Dunfermline are June to August, at 17–19°C.
Fordell Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 800 m southeast of Dunfermline
Fordell Castle and what surrounds it
Fordell Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns that list Fordell Castle
With 56,053 people, Dunfermline is the largest of the 6. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Dunfermline
Dalgety Bay and Hillend
Inverkeithing
Rosyth
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Fordell Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline | 800 m northwest of it | 56,053 | 14 |
| Dalgety Bay and Hillend | 1.3 km southeast of it | 9,452 | 14 |
| Inverkeithing | 2 km southwest of it | 5,273 | 16 |
| Rosyth | 2.5 km southwest of it | 13,309 | 18 |
| Crossgates | 2.9 km north of it | 2,993 | 8 |
| Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans | 4 km north of it | 11,979 | 2 |
More to see nearby
The 64 places within 15 km include 3 castles, an art gallery and a museum.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)6 km away2
CastleAberdour Castle4.5 km away3
Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art14 km away · 458K visitors a year (2015)4
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBlackness Castle10 km away5
MuseumHMY Britannia14 km away6
ZooEdinburgh Zoo14 km away7
GardenRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh14 km away8
Abbey or prioryInchcolm Abbey5.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Fordell Castle, answered
Where is Fordell Castle?
Fordell Castle is 800 m southeast of Dunfermline, Fife.
What is Fordell Castle?
Castle in Fife, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Fordell Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Dunfermline, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Fordell Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Fordell Castle?
Within 15 km: Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) (6 km), Aberdour Castle (4.5 km), Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (14 km) and Blackness Castle (10 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 (9)
- Fordell Castle: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberdour Castle: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: Grousebeater2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackness Castle: Dr John Wells, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMY Britannia: Akiramenai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Zoo: billfromesm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Steve nova at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inchcolm Abbey: Rianess, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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