Castle · near Auchterarder · Perth and Kinross

Orchil Castle

Visitors find Orchil Castle 4.1 km west of Auchterarder. There are 13 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Drummond Castle (6.7 km).

Where

4.1 km

west of Auchterarder

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle near Auchterarder

Just outside Auchterarder

Orchil Castle is 4.1 km west of Auchterarder. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

June to August are the warmest in Auchterarder, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.

Jan6° / 0°152 mm

Feb7° / 1°88 mm

Mar9° / 2°80 mm

Apr12° / 3°56 mm

May15° / 6°58 mm

Jun18° / 9°73 mm

Jul20° / 11°82 mm

Aug19° / 10°81 mm

Sep17° / 8°72 mm

Oct13° / 6°106 mm

Nov9° / 3°98 mm

Dec7° / 0°106 mm

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

About

Orchil Castle

Type: Castle
Town: 4.1 km west of Auchterarder

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

The map

Orchil Castle at a glance

Orange shows Orchil Castle; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 4.1 km east of it

Auchterarder

6,058 people · 2 places to visit

Make a day of it

Next door to Orchil Castle

Choose from 13 places within 15 km, such as 5 castles, a cathedral and a historic house.

CastleDrummond Castle6.7 km away 2

CathedralDunblane Cathedral14 km away 3

Historic houseBroomhall Castle15 km away 4

MuseumDunblane Museum14 km away 5

CastleCastle Cluggy12 km away 6

CastleMonzie Castle13 km away 7CastleCastleKilbryde Castle14 km away 8

CastleInnerpeffray Castle7 km away

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

A visit to Orchil Castle: questions

Where is Orchil Castle?

Orchil Castle is 4.1 km west of Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross.

What is Orchil Castle?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Orchil Castle?

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

What else is there to see near Orchil Castle?

Within 15 km: Drummond Castle (6.7 km), Dunblane Cathedral (14 km), Broomhall Castle (15 km) and Dunblane Museum (14 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)

Drummond Castle: Tom Parnell, 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
Dunblane Museum: Graham Laird, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castle Cluggy: Barry Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monzie Castle: Eleanor Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Innerpeffray Castle: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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