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Broughty Castle
Attractions in Tayport

RRS Discovery, 5.4 km from Tayport

Around Tayport, the places to visit include 8 museums, 2 historic ships and 2 castles. What there is to see lies just outside: 16 places within 5 km of its edge. 2 of them are cared for by Historic Environment Scotland. Beyond the town, Glamis Castle sits 21 km away.

Photo: Broughty Castle, TimVickers (Public domain)
In Tayport
0
inside the locality
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland and others
Best known

Just outside Tayport, the best known

Along with RRS Discovery, see 2 castles, 2 cathedrals and a museum.

Historic shipHistoric shipRRS Discovery4.2 km outside town, to the westCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandBroughty Castle1.4 km outside town, to the northCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandClaypotts Castle2.6 km outside town, to the northCathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee4.6 km outside town, to the westCathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Dundee4.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumV&A Dundee4.1 km outside town, to the west

Each 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

The lie of the land

Leave town to the west for most of the 16 nearby.

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The dashed line is Tayport’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

By kind

Which kinds

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (8) and castles or historic places (6).

Museums & galleries 8 museums0 in town · 8 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic ships · 2 castles · 2 cathedrals0 in town · 6 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Tayport. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by Historic Environment Scotland (Broughty Castle and Claypotts Castle).

Every place

Full list of places

All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 16 places.

V&A Dundee

Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the west

Museum of design in Dundee, Scotland, a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum of London.

About V&A Dundee →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

39 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Tayport’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tayport →

Big names nearby

A drive away

Out of town, Glamis Castle (21 km) leads 12 names to know.

Historic houseGlamis Castle21 km northCastleMains Castle6.4 km northwestCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandSt Andrews Castle13 km southeastCastle · National Trust for ScotlandFalkland Palace Gardens29 km southwestCastleDudhope Castle6.6 km westAbbey or priory · National Trust for ScotlandBalmerino Abbey11 km westMuseumMills Observatory8.3 km westCastlePowrie Castle7 km northwestAbbey or prioryArbroath Abbey22 km northeastCastleScone Palace34 km westMuseumVerdant Works Museum6.5 km westCastle · National Trust for ScotlandKellie Castle24 km south

Places well known beyond Tayport (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 Tayport: questions

What is there to see near Tayport?

No attraction is mapped inside Tayport itself. Within 5 km of it are RRS Discovery, Broughty Castle, Claypotts Castle and St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee.

Does Tayport have a museum?

8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Tayport: V&A Dundee, HMS Unicorn, The McManus and Dundee Museum of Transport.

Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Tayport?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Tayport, 2 places are cared for by Historic Environment Scotland (Broughty Castle and Claypotts Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Tayport?

Within 40 km: Glamis Castle (21 km), Mains Castle (6.4 km), St Andrews Castle (13 km), Falkland Palace Gardens (29 km).

Where are Tayport’s historic buildings listed?

Tayport has 39 listed buildings. 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 Tayport 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 (21)

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