Castle · near Anstruther · Fife

Kellie Castle

Kellie Castle is a castle near Pittenweem. Its address puts it 4.4 km west of Anstruther. The register lists it as a category A listed building.

Photo: Kellie Castle, MaggieMayRose (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

4.4 km

west of Anstruther

Run by

National Trust for Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Castle near Anstruther

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

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Anstruther

Kellie Castle is 4.4 km west of Anstruther. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by National Trust for Scotland

One of the places National Trust for Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Anstruther has 214 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

How the seasons run

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

Jan7° / 2°56 mm

Feb7° / 2°44 mm

Mar9° / 3°43 mm

Apr11° / 5°38 mm

May14° / 7°47 mm

Jun17° / 10°63 mm

Jul19° / 11°76 mm

Aug19° / 12°69 mm

Sep16° / 10°50 mm

Oct13° / 8°75 mm

Nov10° / 5°63 mm

Dec7° / 3°53 mm

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

About

Kellie Castle

Care of the site is provided by National Trust for Scotland. 9 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Close by, Balcaskie House is 1.7 km away, one of 25 within 15 km.

Anstruther’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: National Trust for Scotland
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: 4.4 km west of Anstruther
Official site: nts.org.uk/Property/38

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

The map

Where it sits

Kellie Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Kellie Castle

Dundee, with 147,365 people, is the largest of the 6. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 4.4 km east of it

Anstruther

3,943 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 11 km north of it

St Andrews

16,465 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 24 km north of it

Tayport

3,967 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 24 km northwest of it

Newport-on-Tay and Wormit

4,119 people · 24 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Kellie Castle is	People	Places to visit
Anstruther	4.4 km east of it	3,943	11
St Andrews	11 km north of it	16,465	15
Tayport	24 km north of it	3,967	16
Newport-on-Tay and Wormit	24 km northwest of it	4,119	24
Dundee	29 km northwest of it	147,365	32
Dunbar	31 km southeast of it	10,746	6

Make a day of it

While you are near Kellie Castle

Of the 25 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.

Historic houseBalcaskie House1.7 km away 2

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandSt Andrews Castle12 km away 3

CastleNewark Castle4 km away 4

MuseumScottish Fisheries Museum5.2 km away 5

MuseumR&A World Golf Museum12 km away 6

FortScotland's Secret Bunker6.1 km away 7

MuseumSt Andrews Museum12 km away 8

GardenSt Andrews Botanic Garden11 km away

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

Visiting Kellie Castle: the answers

Where is Kellie Castle?

Kellie Castle is 4.4 km west of Anstruther, Fife.

What is Kellie Castle?

Castle near Pittenweem, in Fife, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Kellie Castle?

National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Kellie Castle?

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

Is Kellie Castle a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Kellie Castle?

Within 15 km: Balcaskie House (1.7 km), St Andrews Castle (12 km), Newark Castle (4 km) and Scottish Fisheries Museum (5.2 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 (9)

Kellie Castle: MaggieMayRose, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Balcaskie House: Jim Bain., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrews Castle: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newark Castle: Nick J Bibby, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scottish Fisheries Museum: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
R&A World Golf Museum: B4bees from Kinross, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scotland's Secret Bunker: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrews Museum: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrews Botanic Garden: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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