Bandon Tower

Bandon Tower is a ruins in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Bandon Tower is situated nearby to Coul Den Local Nature Reserve, as well as near the playground John Knox Gardens.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Balfarg and Falkland Palace.

Balfarg

Stone

Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balfarg is a prehistoric monument complex in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. With the development of Glenrothes new town in the latter half of the 20th Century an adjacent residential area was developed around the complex carrying the same name. Balfarg is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Bandon Tower.

Falkland Palace

Castle

Photo: Sam Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Falkland Palace, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a royal palace of the Scottish kings. It was one of the favourite places of Mary, Queen of Scots, who took refuge there from political and religious turmoil of her times. Falkland Palace is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bandon Tower.

Pitcairn House

Manor estate

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pitcairn House is a ruined 17th century laird's house, located in the modern Collydean residential area of Glenrothes, in Fife, Scotland. Pitcairn House was not, as is sometimes reported, built by the Picts, a people whose culture disappeared from Scotland around the 10th century. Pitcairn House is situated 1 mile south of Bandon Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freuchie and Glenrothes.

Freuchie

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Freuchie is a village in Fife, Scotland, at the foot of the Lomond Hills, and near Falkland. The nearest major town is Glenrothes located 4 miles to the south. Freuchie is situated 1½ miles north of Bandon Tower.

Glenrothes

Photo: Glen Bowman, CC BY 2.0.

Glenrothes is a large town in Fife, with a population in 2016 of 38,510. It's a post-War "New Town" with uninspiring architecture and not normally a town people visit.

Markinch

Town

Photo: Mcwesty, Public domain.

Markinch is both a village and a parish in Fife, Scotland. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the village has a population of 2,420. The civil parish had a population of 16,530. Markinch is situated 2 miles southeast of Bandon Tower.

Bandon Tower

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.22527° or 56° 13′ 31″ north

Longitude

-3.16804° or 3° 10′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C8R6RGJ+4Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 338367203

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Coul Den Local Nature Reserve and John Knox Gardens.

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