Kelly Castle
Kelly Castle is a castle near Arbroath, in Angus. Its status is a category B listed building. A short trip away is Arbroath Abbey, 3.7 km off, the first of 13 within 15 km.
Castle near Arbroath
Just outside Arbroath
Kelly Castle is 800 m southwest of Arbroath. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Arbroath has 141 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
The warmest months in Arbroath are July and August, with highs of 18–19°C.
Kelly Castle
Castle near Arbroath, in Angus, Scotland, UK.
800 m southwest of Arbroath.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Town
- 800 m southwest of Arbroath
Where it sits
Numbered points are the places near Kelly Castle, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases near Kelly Castle
Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Arbroath
Also near Kelly Castle
Our list has 13 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, 3 museums and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or prioryArbroath Abbey3.7 km away2
Museum · Historic Environment ScotlandSt Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum4.1 km away3
CastleColliston Castle6.3 km away4
CastleEthie Castle10 km away5
MuseumSignal Tower Museum3.3 km away6CastleCastleGardyne Castle9.3 km away7CastleCastleGuthrie Castle11 km away8
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandBarry Mill9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Kelly Castle
Where is Kelly Castle?
Kelly Castle is 800 m southwest of Arbroath, Angus.
What is Kelly Castle?
Castle near Arbroath, in Angus, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Kelly Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Arbroath, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Kelly Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Kelly Castle?
Within 15 km: Arbroath Abbey (3.7 km), St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum (4.1 km), Colliston Castle (6.3 km) and Ethie 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 (7)
- Kelly Castle: norhafydzah mahfodz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbroath Abbey: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colliston Castle: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethie Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Signal Tower Museum: Heligoland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Mill: Scott MacDonald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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