Scotstarvit Tower
The site of Scotstarvit Tower, a castle, is 2 km south of Cupar. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 30 more places to visit, starting with Falkland Palace Gardens (12 km).
Castle near Cupar
Just outside Cupar
Scotstarvit Tower is 2 km south of Cupar. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
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 through the year
Warm weather in Cupar runs June to August, with highs of 18–20°C.
Scotstarvit Tower
4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 2 km south of Cupar
Mapping Scotstarvit Tower
On this map, Scotstarvit Tower is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns that list Scotstarvit Tower
The list runs from its own town outward.
Cupar
Worth adding to a visit
Our list has 30 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandFalkland Palace Gardens12 km away2
Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandHill of Tarvit1 km away3
CastleDairsie Castle6.4 km away4
MuseumFife Folk Museum3 km away5
CastleFernie Castle6.4 km away6
Abbey or priory · National Trust for ScotlandBalmerino Abbey13 km away7
CastleBalgonie Castle12 km away8
MuseumR&A World Golf Museum15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Scotstarvit Tower
Where is Scotstarvit Tower?
Scotstarvit Tower is 2 km south of Cupar, Fife.
What is Scotstarvit Tower?
Castle in Fife, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Scotstarvit Tower?
June to August are the warmest months in Cupar, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Scotstarvit Tower a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Scotstarvit Tower?
Within 15 km: Falkland Palace Gardens (12 km), Hill of Tarvit (1 km), Dairsie Castle (6.4 km) and Fife Folk Museum (3 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)
- Scotstarvit Tower: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Falkland Palace Gardens: Sam Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill of Tarvit: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dairsie Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fife Folk Museum: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernie Castle: Simon Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balmerino Abbey: Cb43569 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balgonie Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R&A World Golf Museum: B4bees from Kinross, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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