Leuchars Castle
Leuchars Castle, was a castle that was located near Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. A motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century. The town was created a barony in the time of King William the Lion.Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Athernase Church and Leuchars railway station.
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 1,800 feet south of Leuchars 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 south of Leuchars Castle.
Earlshall Castle
House
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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”. Earlshall Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of Leuchars Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leuchars and Balmullo.
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.
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 1½ miles west of Leuchars Castle.
Lucklawhill
Hamlet
Lucklawhill is a hamlet one mile northwest of the village of Balmullo in Fife, Scotland. Historically, Lucklawhill belonged to the Logie parish. Lucklaw Hill is located 190 metres above sea level and marks the eastern extremity of the Ochil Hills. Lucklawhill is situated 1½ miles west of Leuchars Castle.
Leuchars Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle, historic site, meadow, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.38658° or 56° 23′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.88514° or 2° 53′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C8V94P7+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 428924098OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadowWikidata ID
Q6534016
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Leuchars Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Leuchars Castle”
- Turkish: “Leuchars Kalesi”
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