Parbroath Castle
Parbroath Castle is a ruined castle near Parbroath farm, Creich, Fife. Look for it 5 km northwest of Cupar. It is on the official list as a category C listed building.
Castle near Cupar
Just outside Cupar
Parbroath Castle is 5 km northwest of Cupar. Towns near it ↓
Category C listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Cupar has 179 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
In Cupar, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.
Parbroath Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. Within 15 km there are 33 more places to visit, starting with Falkland Palace Gardens (12 km).
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category C listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 5 km northwest of Cupar
Parbroath Castle on the map
Orange marks Parbroath Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which towns are near Parbroath Castle
Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Cupar
Beyond Parbroath Castle
Also close at hand are 3 castles, a historic ship and an abbey or priory, among 33 within 15 km.
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandFalkland Palace Gardens12 km away2Historic shipHistoric shipRRS Discovery15 km away3
CastleFernie Castle2.9 km away4
Abbey or priory · National Trust for ScotlandBalmerino Abbey7.9 km away5
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee15 km away6
MuseumV&A Dundee15 km away7
CastleDairsie Castle9.3 km away8
Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandHill of Tarvit8.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Parbroath Castle
Where is Parbroath Castle?
Parbroath Castle is 5 km northwest of Cupar, Fife.
What is Parbroath Castle?
Ruined castle near Parbroath farm, Creich, Fife, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Parbroath Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Cupar, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Parbroath Castle a listed building?
Yes: category C listed building.
What else is there to see near Parbroath Castle?
Within 15 km: Falkland Palace Gardens (12 km), RRS Discovery (15 km), Fernie Castle (2.9 km) and Balmerino Abbey (7.9 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)
- Falkland Palace Gardens: Sam Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernie Castle: Simon Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balmerino Abbey: Cb43569 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- V&A Dundee: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dairsie Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill of Tarvit: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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