Elcho Castle

Elcho Castle is located close to the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland, in the region of Perth and Kinross.

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Photo: John Claude Nattes, Public domain.

Type: Castle
Description: tower house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
Address: Rhynd, Perth, PH2 8QQ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kinfauns Castle and Moncreiffe Hill.

Kinfauns Castle

Castle

Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinfauns Castle is a 19th-century castle in the Scottish village of Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross. It is in the Castellated Gothic style, with a slight asymmetry typical of Scottish Georgian. Kinfauns Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Elcho Castle.

Moncreiffe Hill

Peak

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Moncreiffe Hill is a long, wooded ridge that lies south of Perth, Scotland. It can be easily seen on the right during the final stages of the drive north towards Perth on the M90 motorway. Moncreiffe Hill is situated 2 miles west of Elcho Castle.

Pitfour Castle

Manor estate

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pitfour Castle is an 18th-century country house situated on the southeast edge of the village of St Madoes in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Pitfour Castle is situated 2 miles east of Elcho Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinfauns and St Madoes.

Kinfauns

Hamlet

Kinfauns is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, at the western end of the Carse of Gowrie, 3 miles east of Perth.

St Madoes

Village

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Madoes is a village in the Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. It was developed near Pitfour Castle. It is believed that there have been settlements since around 1000 AD based on discoveries of several standing stones and the St Madoes stone, a well-preserved Pictish cross. St Madoes is situated 2 miles east of Elcho Castle.

Glencarse

Village

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glencarse is a village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. The village is situated 4 miles east of Perth, lying alongside the A90 road. It was formerly served by Glencarse railway station on the Caledonian Railway. Glencarse is situated 2 miles east of Elcho Castle.

Elcho Castle

Categories: tower house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.37461° or 56° 22′ 29″ north

Longitude

-3.35457° or 3° 21′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C8R9JFW+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 111529136

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q2049209

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Elcho Castle” goes by many names.

Basque: “Elcho gaztelua”
Catalan: “Castell d’Elcho”
Dutch: “Elcho Castle”
French: “Château d’Elcho”
German: “Elcho Castle”
Italian: “castello di Elcho”
Japanese: “エルホー城”
Portuguese: “Castelo Elcho”
Spanish: “Castillo de Elcho”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Elcho and Black Wood or Bramble Knowe.

Nearby Places

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