Lordscairnie Castle
Lordscairnie Castle is a ruin situated near Moonzie, 2.5 miles north-east of Cupar, in Fife, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument.Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: tower house in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Lordscarnie Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Hill and Parbroath Castle.
Mount Hill
Peak
Photo: StuzzyW, Public domain.
Mount Hill rises from the rolling farmland about three miles north west of Cupar in North East Fife, Scotland. On its summit stands the 29-metre high Hopetoun Monument, which is visible for many miles around.
Parbroath Castle
Castle
Parbroath Castle is a ruined castle which was the former seat of Clan Seton near Parbroath farm, Creich, Fife, Scotland. Only a portion of a vault standing in a field still exists. Parbroath Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Lordscairnie Castle.
Adamson Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adamson Hospital is a small community hospital in Cupar, Fife which was established in 1904. It was expanded in the 1930s and again in the 1970s when a health centre and two GP practices were added. Adamson Hospital is situated 2 miles southeast of Lordscairnie Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moonzie and Luthrie.
Moonzie
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moonzie is a small parish in Fife, Scotland, about 3 miles north-west of Cupar. It is bounded on the west by Creich, on the north by Kilmany, on the south-east by Cupar and on the south-west by Monimail.
Luthrie
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Luthrie is a village in the parish of Creich in Fife, Scotland. A small stream shown on maps as Windygates Burn flows through the village and occasionally floods. Luthrie is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lordscairnie Castle.
Creich
Hamlet
Creich, is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland. The local parish is named after Creich. The ruins of Creich Castle are located nearby. The ruins of Parbroath Castle are also in Criech parish. Creich is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lordscairnie Castle.
Lordscairnie Castle
- Categories: Tower House, building, ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.34829° or 56° 20′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.05632° or 3° 3′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C8R8WXV+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 204916995OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q6680214
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In Other Languages
From German to Japanese—“Lordscairnie Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Lordscairnie Castle”
- Japanese: “ローズケアニー城”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Myre and Torr Hill.
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