In Keith, Strathisla Distillery is the place to visit
The best-known day out from Keith is Huntly Castle, 14 km away. There is one place to visit inside Keith’s locality, plus one within 5 km of its edge.
Keith’s best known
The list goes on from Strathisla Distillery to an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Keith, mapped
Out at 4.1 km is Aultmore Distillery, the farthest.
The dashed line is Keith’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The list by type
Every one of them is among other attractions.
Green: inside Keith. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Keith comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
58 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Keith’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Keith →
Big names nearby
Huntly Castle, at 14 km, heads the 12.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandHuntly Castle14 km southeastCastleCastleBalvenie Castle14 km southwestCastleCastleFindlater Castle20 km northeastCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandKildrummy Castle34 km southCastleCastleBallindalloch Castle29 km southwestCastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandFyvie Castle35 km eastCastleCastleGordon Castle12 km northwestCastleCastleAuchindoun Castle15 km southwest
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandSpynie Palace25 km northwest
Museum · Historic Environment ScotlandDuff House29 km northeast
CastleDuffus Castle29 km northwestCastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandLeith Hall23 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Keith (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.
Planning a visit to Keith
What are the main attractions in Keith?
The place to visit inside Keith’s locality is Strathisla Distillery. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Keith have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Keith.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Keith?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Huntly Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 14 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Keith?
Within 40 km: Huntly Castle (14 km), Balvenie Castle (14 km), Findlater Castle (20 km), Kildrummy Castle (34 km).
Where are Keith’s historic buildings listed?
Keith has 58 listed buildings, 4 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 Keith 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 (4)
- Huntly Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spynie Palace: George Reid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duff House: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffus Castle: van de Beek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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