Earlshall Castle
Earlshall Castle is a restored 16th century courtyard castle, near Leuchars Station about 1⁄2 mile east of Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. It has been described as “a perfect example of a 16/17th century mansion”.Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: House
- Description: building in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Earlshall”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leuchars Airport and St Athernase Church.
Leuchars Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: John Brailsford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leuchars Station is a British Army installation located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the historic town of St Andrews. Formerly RAF Leuchars, it was the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom.
St Athernase Church
Church
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Athernase Church is a Romanesque church located in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building and remains in use as a Church of Scotland parish church. St Athernase Church is situated 3,200 feet west of Earlshall Castle.
Leuchars railway station
Railway station
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leuchars railway station serves the towns of Leuchars and St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The station is the last northbound stop before Dundee. The station was built as Leuchars Junction station for the route over the Tay Bridge to Dundee, the previous Leuchars station being on the line to Tayport. Leuchars railway station is situated 1 mile west of Earlshall Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leuchars and Guardbridge.
Leuchars
Town
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leuchars is a town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland. The civil parish has a population of 5,754 and an area of 13,357 acres.
Guardbridge
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Guardbridge is a town in the north-east of Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is approximately 3 miles north-west of St Andrews, and is situated on the estuary of the River Eden, at the junction of the A91 road between St Andrews and Stirling and the A919/A914 road between Leuchars and the Tay Road Bridge. Guardbridge is situated 1½ miles southwest of Earlshall Castle.
Balmullo
Village
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balmullo is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is 7 miles from the town of St Andrews and near to the villages of Lucklawhill, Guardbridge, Dairsie and Leuchars. Army base Leuchars Station is also nearby. Balmullo is situated 2 miles west of Earlshall Castle.
Earlshall Castle
- Categories: building, castle, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.37892° or 56° 22′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.86823° or 2° 52′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C8V94HJ+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 271903259OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q17574377
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In Other Languages
“Earlshall Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Earlshall Castle”
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