Castle · St Andrews · Fife

St Andrews Castle

Look for St Andrews Castle in St Andrews. Add any of 13 more places within 5 km to a visit. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.

Photo: St Andrews Castle, Tom Parnell (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In St Andrews

inside the locality

Run by

Historic Environment Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle in St Andrews

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside St Andrews

St Andrews Castle is inside St Andrews’ locality, with 13 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; St Andrews has 370 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

Seasons and weather

The warmest afternoons in St Andrews run June to September, at 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°72 mm

Feb8° / 2°55 mm

Mar10° / 2°50 mm

Apr12° / 4°44 mm

May15° / 6°52 mm

Jun18° / 9°62 mm

Jul20° / 11°63 mm

Aug19° / 11°75 mm

Sep17° / 9°53 mm

Oct13° / 6°81 mm

Nov10° / 4°72 mm

Dec7° / 1°65 mm

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

About

St Andrews Castle

The site is kept up by Historic Environment Scotland. Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages. First among the places near it is R&A World Golf Museum, at 700 m.

St Andrews’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Historic Environment Scotland
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: in St Andrews
Official site: historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/st-andrews-castle

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

The map

Finding St Andrews Castle

Numbered points are the places near St Andrews Castle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns that count St Andrews Castle

Home to 147,365 people, Dundee is the largest of these 8. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

St Andrews

16,465 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 13 km northwest of it

Tayport

3,967 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 14 km west of it

Cupar

8,835 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 14 km northwest of it

Newport-on-Tay and Wormit

4,119 people · 24 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Andrews Castle is	People	Places to visit
St Andrews	It’s in town	16,465	15
Tayport	13 km northwest of it	3,967	16
Cupar	14 km west of it	8,835	8
Newport-on-Tay and Wormit	14 km northwest of it	4,119	24
Anstruther	14 km southeast of it	3,943	11
Monifieth	16 km north of it	9,356	4
Dundee	18 km northwest of it	147,365	32
Carnoustie	18 km north of it	11,373	1

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Also close at hand are 3 museums, 3 castles and a garden, among 26 within 15 km.

MuseumR&A World Golf Museum700 m away 2

MuseumSt Andrews Museum1 km away 3

MuseumWardlaw Museum300 m away 4

GardenSt Andrews Botanic Garden1.2 km away 5

Castle · National Trust for ScotlandKellie Castle12 km away 6

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBroughty Castle14 km away 7

CastleDairsie Castle9.9 km away 8

Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandHill of Tarvit14 km away

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

Visiting St Andrews Castle: the answers

Where is St Andrews Castle?

St Andrews Castle is in St Andrews, Fife, inside the town’s locality.

What is St Andrews Castle?

Castle in Fife, Scotland, UK.

Who runs St Andrews Castle?

Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit St Andrews Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in St Andrews, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is St Andrews Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near St Andrews Castle?

Within 15 km: R&A World Golf Museum (700 m), St Andrews Museum (1 km), Wardlaw Museum (300 m) and St Andrews Botanic Garden (1.2 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)

St Andrews Castle: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
R&A World Golf Museum: B4bees from Kinross, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrews Museum: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wardlaw Museum: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrews Botanic Garden: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kellie Castle: MaggieMayRose, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Broughty Castle: TimVickers, Public domain, 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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