Myres Castle
Myres Castle is a Scottish castle situated in Fife near the village of Auchtermuchty. Its history is interleaved with that of nearby Falkland Palace with present-day castle construction dating to 1530.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hotel
- Description: castle in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Postal code: KY14 7EW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falkland Palace and Falkland Parish Church, High Street, Falkland.
Falkland Palace
Castle
Photo: Sam Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falkland Palace, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a royal palace of the Scottish kings. It was one of the favourite places of Mary, Queen of Scots, who took refuge there from political and religious turmoil of her times. Falkland Palace is situated 2½ miles south of Myres Castle.
Falkland Parish Church, High Street, Falkland
Church
Photo: LilacRoses, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Falkland Parish Church, High Street, Falkland is situated 2½ miles south of Myres Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auchtermuchty and Strathmiglo.
Auchtermuchty
Town
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchtermuchty is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is beside Pitlour Hill and 9 miles north of Glenrothes.
Strathmiglo
Village
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Strathmiglo is a village and parish in the north east of Fife, Scotland on the River Eden. It lies on the old A91 road from Milnathort to Cupar and St. Strathmiglo is situated 1½ miles west of Myres Castle.
Falkland
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falkland is a village, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, at the foot of the Lomond Hills. According to the 2022 census it has a population of 1,041. Falkland is situated 2½ miles south of Myres Castle.
Myres Castle
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.28525° or 56° 17′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.22646° or 3° 13′ 35″ westElevation
151 feet (46 metres)Open location code
9C8R7QPF+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 60647947OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelGeoNames ID
2641925Wikidata ID
Q3643160
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Myres Castle” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Myres Castle”
- Afrikaans: “Myres kasteel”
- Afrikaans: “Myres-kasteel”
- German: “Myres Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Myres”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Myres”
- Portuguese: “Myres Castle”
- Turkish: “Myres Kalesi”
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