Historic house · near Kirriemuir · Angus

Glamis Castle

You will find Glamis Castle, a historic house, 4.9 km south of Kirriemuir. Its status is a category A listed building. Within 15 km there are 21 more places to visit, starting with Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery (7.4 km).

Photo: Glamis Castle, Worldfootage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

4.9 km

south of Kirriemuir

How well known

Top 2%

#121 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Historic house near Kirriemuir

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

#121 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (27 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Kirriemuir

Glamis Castle is 4.9 km south of Kirriemuir. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Kirriemuir has 104 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

Seasons in Kirriemuir

The warmest months in Kirriemuir are July and August, with highs of 19°C.

Jan6° / -1°75 mm

Feb6° / 0°65 mm

Mar8° / 1°65 mm

Apr11° / 3°57 mm

May14° / 5°60 mm

Jun17° / 8°70 mm

Jul19° / 10°77 mm

Aug19° / 10°84 mm

Sep16° / 8°65 mm

Oct12° / 5°100 mm

Nov8° / 2°96 mm

Dec6° / 0°81 mm

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

About

Glamis Castle

It is written up in 27 Wikipedias.

Kirriemuir’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 27 languages
Town: 4.9 km south of Kirriemuir
Official site: glamis-castle.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where to find Glamis Castle

Spot Glamis Castle in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Of the 8, Dundee is the largest, at 147,365 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 4.9 km north of it

Kirriemuir

6,000 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 7.5 km east of it

Forfar

13,774 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 16 km south of it

Dundee

147,365 people · 32 places to visit

4 · 19 km southeast of it

Monifieth

9,356 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Glamis Castle is	People	Places to visit
Kirriemuir	4.9 km north of it	6,000	10
Forfar	7.5 km east of it	13,774	7
Dundee	16 km south of it	147,365	32
Monifieth	19 km southeast of it	9,356	4
Tayport	21 km south of it	3,967	16
Blairgowrie	21 km west of it	9,439	2
Newport-on-Tay and Wormit	21 km south of it	4,119	24
Carnoustie	22 km southeast of it	11,373	1

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 21 places, among them 6 castles, a museum and an abbey or priory.

MuseumMeffan Institute Museum & Gallery7.4 km away 2CastleCastleAirlie Castle10 km away 3

CastleBalfour Castle8.1 km away 4

CastlePowrie Castle14 km away 5

CastleCortachy Castle12 km away 6CastleCastleBalintore Castle15 km away 7

CastleInverquharity Castle10 km away 8

Abbey or prioryRestenneth Priory10 km away

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

Glamis Castle, answered

Where is Glamis Castle?

Glamis Castle is 4.9 km south of Kirriemuir, Angus.

What is Glamis Castle?

Castle in Angus, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Glamis Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Kirriemuir, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Glamis Castle a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Glamis Castle?

Within 15 km: Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery (7.4 km), Airlie Castle (10 km), Balfour Castle (8.1 km) and Powrie Castle (14 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 (7)

Glamis Castle: Worldfootage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Balfour Castle: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Powrie Castle: Ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cortachy Castle: Peter van der Wielen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Inverquharity Castle: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Restenneth Priory: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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