Ravenscraig Castle
Look for Ravenscraig Castle in Kirkcaldy and Dysart. Around it, within 5 km, are 4 more places on our list. It is protected as a scheduled monument.
Castle in Kirkcaldy and Dysart
Inside Kirkcaldy and Dysart
Ravenscraig Castle is inside Kirkcaldy and Dysart’s locality, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by Historic Environment Scotland
One of the places Historic Environment Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Kirkcaldy and Dysart has 284 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Kirkcaldy and Dysart
The warmest months in Kirkcaldy and Dysart are July and August, with highs of 19°C.
Ravenscraig Castle
Historic Environment Scotland looks after it. Articles on it exist in 7 languages. Worth the trip, Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery is 1.7 km off.
- Type
- Castle
- Run by
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- in Kirkcaldy and Dysart
Around Ravenscraig Castle, mapped
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Ravenscraig Castle is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kirkcaldy and Dysart’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Nearby towns
Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Kirkcaldy and Dysart
Also within reach
Within 15 km are 22 places, among them 4 castles, a museum and an abbey or priory.
CastleAberdour Castle12 km away3
CastleBalgonie Castle8.5 km away4
CastleRossend Castle9.1 km away5
Abbey or prioryInchcolm Abbey14 km away6
CastleCouston Castle14 km away7
Heritage railwayFife Heritage Railway11 km away8AttractionAttractionThe Ecology Centre5.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Ravenscraig Castle, answered
Where is Ravenscraig Castle?
Ravenscraig Castle is in Kirkcaldy and Dysart, Fife, inside the town’s locality.
What is Ravenscraig Castle?
Castle in Fife, Scotland, UK.
Who runs Ravenscraig Castle?
Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Ravenscraig Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Kirkcaldy and Dysart, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Ravenscraig Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Ravenscraig Castle?
Within 15 km: Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery (1.7 km), Aberdour Castle (12 km), Balgonie Castle (8.5 km) and Rossend Castle (9.1 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)
- Ravenscraig Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberdour Castle: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balgonie Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rossend Castle: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inchcolm Abbey: Rianess, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Couston Castle: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fife Heritage Railway: QTXAdsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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