Balcarres Tower
Balcarres Tower is a tower in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Balcarres Tower is situated nearby to the forest Balcarres Den, as well as near Balcarres House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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″ northLongitude
-2.84365° or 2° 50′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C8V65J4+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 350169657OpenStreetMap feature
building=follyOpenStreetMap feature
historic=follyOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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