Keep
Keep is a castle in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Keep is situated nearby to Lochleven Castle, as well as near the islet Castle Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lochleven Castle and Kinross House.
Lochleven Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
Kinross House
Building
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinross House is a late 17th-century country house overlooking Loch Leven, near Kinross in Kinross-shire, Scotland. Kinross House is situated 3,700 feet west of Keep.
Burleigh Castle
Castle
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The remains of Burleigh Castle are located just outside the village of Milnathort, 1.5 miles north of Kinross, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, and now sits beside the A911 road, opposite a 19th-century steading, recently adapted into housing. Burleigh Castle is situated 2 miles north of Keep.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinross and Milnathort.
Kinross
Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.
Kinross is a small town in Perth and Kinross, 13 miles south of Perth. With a population of 5650 in 2021, it stands on the shores of Loch Leven, with the scarp of the Lomond Hills looming to the east and a mysterious giant golf ball to the west.
Milnathort
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milnathort, Scottish Gaelic: Muileann Choirthe, is a small town in the parish of Orwell in the county of Kinross-shire, Scotland and since 1996, the local council area of Perth and Kinross. Milnathort is situated 2 miles northwest of Keep.
Portmoak
Locality
Portmoak is a parish in Kinross-shire, Scotland. It consists of a group of settlements running north to south: Glenlomond, Wester Balgedie, Easter Balgedie, Kinnesswood, Kilmagadwood and Scotlandwell. Portmoak is situated 2½ miles east of Keep.
Keep
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.20085° or 56° 12′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.392° or 3° 23′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C8R6J25+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 60437747OpenStreetMap feature
building=castle
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