Scott Castle
Scott Castle is a manor estate in Albemarle, Virginia. Access is restricted and requires permission. Scott Castle is situated nearby to the peak Scott Mountain, as well as near the mountain saddle McCormick Gap.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rockfish Gap and Blue Ridge Tunnel.
Rockfish Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap. Rockfish Gap is situated 2 miles southwest of Scott Castle.
Blue Ridge Tunnel
Parking area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Blue Ridge Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains at Rockfish Gap in central Virginia. Blue Ridge Tunnel is situated 1½ miles southwest of Scott Castle.
Calf Mountain Overlook
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Calf Mountain Overlook is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Scott Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afton and Newtown.
Afton
Village
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.
Newtown
Locality
Newtown is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Newtown is situated 2 miles east of Scott Castle.
Swannanoa
Locality
Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US. Swannanoa is situated 3 miles southwest of Scott Castle.
Scott Castle
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Manor estate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Albemarle, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.05006° or 38° 3′ 0″ northLongitude
-78.82621° or 78° 49′ 34″ westOpen location code
87C3352F+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1364315014OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manor
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