Fort · near Forfar · Angus

Kemp's Castle

This is Kemp's Castle, a fort 4.6 km northeast of Forfar. Top of the 28 other places within 15 km is Glamis Castle, 14 km off.

Where

4.6 km

northeast of Forfar

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Fort near Forfar

Just outside Forfar

Kemp's Castle is 4.6 km northeast of Forfar. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The warm months in Forfar are July and August, with 19°C highs.

Jan6° / 0°85 mm

Feb7° / 0°63 mm

Mar9° / 1°60 mm

Apr11° / 3°52 mm

May14° / 5°60 mm

Jun17° / 8°68 mm

Jul19° / 10°74 mm

Aug19° / 10°80 mm

Sep16° / 8°62 mm

Oct12° / 5°95 mm

Nov8° / 2°91 mm

Dec6° / 0°77 mm

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

About

Kemp's Castle

Fort.

Type: Fort
Town: 4.6 km northeast of Forfar

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

The map

Getting to Kemp's Castle

The map puts Kemp's Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns around Kemp's Castle, by distance

From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 4.6 km southwest of it

Forfar

13,774 people · 7 places to visit

Make a day of it

Also near Kemp's Castle

Within 15 km are 28 places, among them 3 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.

Historic houseGlamis Castle14 km away 2CastleCastleMelgund Castle4.3 km away 3

CathedralBrechin Cathedral11 km away 4CastleCastleGuthrie Castle5.7 km away 5CastleCastleGardyne Castle7.6 km away 6

MuseumMeffan Institute Museum & Gallery6.5 km away 7

Abbey or prioryRestenneth Priory3.6 km away 8

Historic houseBrechin Castle11 km away

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

Kemp's Castle in questions

Where is Kemp's Castle?

Kemp's Castle is 4.6 km northeast of Forfar, Angus.

What is Kemp's Castle?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit Kemp's Castle?

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

What else is there to see near Kemp's Castle?

Within 15 km: Glamis Castle (14 km), Melgund Castle (4.3 km), Brechin Cathedral (11 km) and Guthrie Castle (5.7 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 (5)

Glamis Castle: Worldfootage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brechin Cathedral: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Restenneth Priory: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brechin Castle: Kylemunro1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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