Castle · Menstrie · Clackmannanshire

Menstrie Castle

In Menstrie stands Menstrie Castle. Around it, within 5 km, are 6 more places on our list. It counts as a category A listed building.

Photo: Menstrie Castle, John Lee (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Menstrie

inside the locality

Run by

National Trust for Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle in Menstrie

Inside Menstrie

Menstrie Castle is inside Menstrie’s locality, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. 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; Menstrie has 3 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

Month by month in Menstrie

Afternoons in Menstrie are warmest in July and August, at 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 1°103 mm

Feb6° / 0°104 mm

Mar8° / 1°97 mm

Apr11° / 3°69 mm

May14° / 5°67 mm

Jun17° / 8°85 mm

Jul19° / 10°105 mm

Aug18° / 10°104 mm

Sep16° / 8°92 mm

Oct12° / 5°125 mm

Nov8° / 2°118 mm

Dec6° / 0°130 mm

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

About

Menstrie Castle

Care of the site is provided by National Trust for Scotland. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages. The first name on our list around it is Stirling Castle, 6.6 km away.

Menstrie’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: National Trust for Scotland
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Menstrie
Official site: nts.org.uk/Property/Menstrie-Castle

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

The area around Menstrie Castle

On this map, Menstrie Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Stirling (38,590 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Menstrie

2,834 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km southeast of it

Tullibody

8,515 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km east of it

Alva

4,820 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3 km southwest of it

Stirling

38,590 people · 21 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Menstrie Castle is	People	Places to visit
Menstrie	It’s in town	2,834	9
Tullibody	1.5 km southeast of it	8,515	10
Alva	1.6 km east of it	4,820	5
Stirling	3 km southwest of it	38,590	21
Alloa	3.2 km southeast of it	14,689	9
Sauchie	4.1 km southeast of it	6,357	5
Bridge of Allan	4.3 km west of it	4,744	18
Fallin	4.7 km south of it	2,769	15

Make a day of it

Pair Menstrie Castle with these

A visit can add 5 castles, a cathedral and an abbey or priory, from 35 places within 15 km.

1CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle6.6 km away 2

CathedralDunblane Cathedral8.1 km away 3Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandCambuskenneth Abbey5 km away 4

Historic houseBroomhall Castle500 m away 5

CastleDoune Castle13 km away 6

Castle · National Trust for ScotlandAlloa Tower5.9 km away 7

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCastle Campbell11 km away 8

CastleAirth Castle11 km away

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

Menstrie Castle: what to know

Where is Menstrie Castle?

Menstrie Castle is in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Menstrie Castle?

Castle in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Menstrie Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Menstrie Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Menstrie, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Menstrie Castle a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Menstrie Castle?

Within 15 km: Stirling Castle (6.6 km), Dunblane Cathedral (8.1 km), Cambuskenneth Abbey (5 km) and Broomhall Castle (500 m).

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)

Menstrie Castle: John Lee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dunblane Cathedral: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Broomhall Castle: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Doune Castle: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Alloa Tower: AllyD at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Castle Campbell: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Airth Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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