Hallyards Castle
Hallyards Castle, located to the north-west of the village of Auchtertool, is reputed to have been a hunting seat of Malcolm Canmore. With the establishment of the Roman Church, Halyards became the local residence of the Bishops of Dunkeld; it remained so until the first lay proprietor took possession in 1539.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Camilla” and “Hallyards Palace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch Gelly and Auchtertool Parish Church.
Loch Gelly
Lake
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Gelly is a small loch in Fife, Scotland lying approximately 1.5 km to the south east of the town of Lochgelly which itself is named after the loch.
Auchtertool Parish Church
Church
Photo: Stewart Glasson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchtertool Parish Church is situated 4,100 feet south of Hallyards Castle.
Cardenden railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardenden railway station is a railway station in Cardenden, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 27 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley. Cardenden railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Hallyards Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auchtertool and Lochgelly.
Auchtertool
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchtertool is a small village in Fife, Scotland. It is 4 miles west of Kirkcaldy. The name is from the Gaelic uachdar, meaning upland or heights above the Tiel burn.
Lochgelly
Town
Photo: AllyD, Public domain.
Lochgelly is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is located between Lochs Ore and Gelly to the north-west and south-east respectively. It is separated from Cowdenbeath by the village of Lumphinnans. Lochgelly is situated 2 miles northwest of Hallyards Castle.
Lumphinnans
Village
Lumphinnans is a small, former mining village along the B981 road, from west to east between the towns of Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly, in central Fife. Lumphinnans Primary and Community School is the local primary school, its facilities available under a community use programme in the evenings. Lumphinnans is situated 2½ miles west of Hallyards Castle.
Hallyards Castle
- Categories: castle and historic site
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.10857° or 56° 6′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.26931° or 3° 16′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C8R4P5J+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 5930301505OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q5643791
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In Other Languages
“Hallyards Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Hallyards Palace”
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