Rossend Castle leads what is near Kinghorn
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 4 of 7. Kinghorn itself has none of them. Edinburgh Castle, 14 km away, is the best-known day out.
Just outside Kinghorn, the best known
After Rossend Castle come 4 museums and an attraction.
CastleRossend Castle2.5 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumKirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery4 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionThe Ecology Centre200 m outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumMuseum of Communication2.1 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBurntisland Heritage Exhibition2.1 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumAdam Smith Heritage Centre4 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
Balmuto Castle marks the outer edge, 5.5 km away.
The dashed line is Kinghorn’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
What they are
Count 4 museums or galleries and 2 castles or historic places.
Green: inside Kinghorn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 7 places listed.
Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery
Museum and library in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Museum of Communication
Museum in Burntisland, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
57 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Kinghorn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kinghorn →
Trips out
Edinburgh Castle, 14 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle14 km south
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery13 km south · 661K visitors a year (2021)
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse13 km south
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland14 km south
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral13 km south
MuseumHMY Britannia9.8 km south
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery13 km south · 313K visitors a year (2015)
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey13 km south
Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art14 km south · 458K visitors a year (2015)
GardenRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh12 km south
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)18 km west
CastleAberdour Castle7.8 km westPlaces well known beyond Kinghorn (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Kinghorn: your questions
What is there to see near Kinghorn?
No attraction is mapped inside Kinghorn itself. Within 5 km of it are Rossend Castle, Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, The Ecology Centre and Museum of Communication.
Does Kinghorn have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kinghorn: Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, Museum of Communication, Burntisland Heritage Exhibition and Adam Smith Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Kinghorn?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Edinburgh Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 14 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Kinghorn?
Within 40 km: Edinburgh Castle (14 km), National Gallery (13 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (13 km), National Museum of Scotland (14 km).
Where are Kinghorn’s historic buildings listed?
Kinghorn has 57 listed buildings, 1 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Kinghorn when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (13)
- Rossend Castle: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMY Britannia: Akiramenai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: Grousebeater2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Steve nova at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberdour Castle: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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