Balcarres Tower

Balcarres Tower is a tower in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Balcarres Tower is situated near the forest Balcarres Den, as well as near Balcarres House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Balcarres House and Kilconquhar Parish Church, Main Street, Kilconquhar.

Balcarres House

House

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balcarres House lies 1 km north of the village of Colinsburgh, in the East Neuk of Fife, in eastern Scotland. It is centred on a mansion built in 1595 by John Lindsay, second son of David, 9th Earl of Crawford. Balcarres House is situated 1,400 feet west of Balcarres Tower.

Kilconquhar Parish Church, Main Street, Kilconquhar

Church

Photo: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kilconquhar Parish Church, Main Street, Kilconquhar is situated 1½ miles south of Balcarres Tower.

Charleton House

Building

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Charleton House is located in the East Neuk of Fife, eastern Scotland. It lies around 1.5 kilometres west of Colinsburgh, and 5 kilometres east of Lower Largo. Charleton House is situated 1¼ miles west of Balcarres Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colinsburgh and Kilconquhar.

Colinsburgh

Village

Photo: Brian M Forbes, CC BY 2.0.

Colinsburgh is a village in east Fife, Scotland, in the parish of Kilconquhar.

Kilconquhar

Village

Kilconquhar is a village and parish in Fife in Scotland. It includes the small hamlet of Barnyards. It is bounded by the parishes of Elie, Ceres, Cameron, St Monans, Carnbee, Newburn and Largo. Kilconquhar is situated 1½ miles south of Balcarres Tower.

Largoward

Village

Largoward is a village in East Fife, Scotland, lying on the road from Leven to St Andrews in the Riggin o Fife, 4½ miles north-east of Lower Largo and 6½ miles south-west of St Andrews. Largoward is situated 2 miles north of Balcarres Tower.

Balcarres Tower

Type: Tower
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.23027° or 56° 13′ 49″ north

Longitude

-2.84365° or 2° 50′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C8V65J4+4G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 350169657

OpenStreetMap feature

building=folly

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=folly

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Balcarres Den and Colinsburgh Town Hall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Mill and Balcarres Mains.

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