Castle · Perth · Perth and Kinross

Huntingtower Castle

Huntingtower Castle is a castle in Perth and Kinross. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Top of the 15 other places within 15 km is Scone Palace, 3.4 km off.

Photo: Huntingtower Castle, Bubobubo2 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Perth

inside the locality

Run by

Historic Environment Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle in 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 (7 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Perth

Huntingtower Castle is inside Perth’s locality, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Historic Environment Scotland

One of the places Historic Environment Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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.

When to go

Weather, month by month

In Perth the warm season is June to August, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 0°84 mm

Feb7° / 1°62 mm

Mar10° / 2°58 mm

Apr12° / 3°48 mm

May16° / 6°54 mm

Jun18° / 9°68 mm

Jul20° / 11°76 mm

Aug19° / 11°85 mm

Sep17° / 9°59 mm

Oct13° / 5°93 mm

Nov9° / 3°78 mm

Dec7° / 1°82 mm

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

About

Huntingtower Castle

The site is looked after by Historic Environment Scotland. 7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Perth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Historic Environment Scotland
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Perth
Official site: historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/huntingtower-castle

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Finding Huntingtower Castle

Orange: Huntingtower Castle.

Towns near it

Towns that count Huntingtower Castle

Of the 5, Perth is the largest, at 47,885 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Perth

47,885 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 4.6 km east of it

Scone

5,219 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 9.1 km southeast of it

Bridge of Earn

2,917 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 22 km west of it

Crieff

7,136 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Huntingtower Castle is	People	Places to visit
Perth	It’s in town	47,885	15
Scone	4.6 km east of it	5,219	12
Bridge of Earn	9.1 km southeast of it	2,917	7
Crieff	22 km west of it	7,136	7
Pitlochry	36 km northwest of it	2,694	8

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

A visit can add 3 castles, a cathedral and a historic house, from 15 places within 15 km.

CastleScone Palace3.4 km away 2CathedralCathedralSt Ninian's Cathedral3.4 km away 3

Historic houseMethven Castle4.2 km away 4

CastleBalhousie Castle3.2 km away 5

Abbey or prioryScone Abbey3.6 km away 6

Art galleryPerth Art Gallery3.9 km away 7

MuseumPerth Museum3.9 km away 8

CastleElcho Castle9.1 km away

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

Asked about Huntingtower Castle

Where is Huntingtower Castle?

Huntingtower Castle is in Perth, Perth and Kinross, inside the town’s locality.

What is Huntingtower Castle?

Castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Huntingtower Castle?

Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Huntingtower Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Perth, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Huntingtower Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Huntingtower Castle?

Within 15 km: Scone Palace (3.4 km), St Ninian's Cathedral (3.4 km), Methven Castle (4.2 km) and Balhousie Castle (3.2 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)

Huntingtower Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scone Palace: Peter Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Methven Castle: Arthur Bruce, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Balhousie Castle: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scone Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Perth Art Gallery: Dudesleeper at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Perth Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elcho Castle: Slink pink at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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