Rosyth Castle
Rosyth Castle stands in Rosyth. Our list has 8 more places within 5 km. Its status is a scheduled monument.
Castle in Rosyth
Inside Rosyth
Rosyth Castle is inside Rosyth’s locality, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Rosyth has 9 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
Afternoons in Rosyth reach 17–20°C from June to September.
Rosyth Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages. First among the places near it is Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins), at 5.5 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Rosyth
Rosyth Castle at a glance
Orange marks Rosyth Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Rosyth’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Nearby towns
Among the 5, Dunfermline is the biggest, home to 56,053 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Rosyth
Inverkeithing
Dunfermline
South Queensferry
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Rosyth Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosyth | It’s in town | 13,309 | 18 |
| Inverkeithing | 1.6 km east of it | 5,273 | 16 |
| Dunfermline | 2.4 km north of it | 56,053 | 14 |
| South Queensferry | 3.1 km southeast of it | 10,214 | 17 |
| Dalgety Bay and Hillend | 3.5 km east of it | 9,452 | 14 |
Also near Rosyth Castle
58 more lie within 15 km, 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a palace among them.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)5.5 km away2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBlackness Castle5.6 km away3
PalaceLinlithgow Palace12 km away4
Historic houseHopetoun House3.7 km away5
ZooEdinburgh Zoo13 km away6
CastleAberdour Castle9 km away7
CastleMidhope Castle4.9 km away8
Historic houseDundas Castle5.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Rosyth Castle
Where is Rosyth Castle?
Rosyth Castle is in Rosyth, Fife, inside the town’s locality.
What is Rosyth Castle?
Castle in Fife, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Rosyth Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Rosyth, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Rosyth Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Rosyth Castle?
Within 15 km: Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) (5.5 km), Blackness Castle (5.6 km), Linlithgow Palace (12 km) and Hopetoun House (3.7 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 (9)
- Rosyth Castle: Stevouk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackness Castle: Dr John Wells, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hopetoun House: User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Zoo: billfromesm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberdour Castle: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Midhope Castle: Camer01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundas Castle: ArchaicW, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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