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. Leuchars Castle is situated 750 feet east of Dovecot, Leuchars Castle.

St Athernase Church

Church

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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 2,000 feet southeast of Dovecot, Leuchars Castle.

Leuchars railway station

Railway station

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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 Dovecot, Leuchars Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leuchars and Balmullo.

Leuchars

Town

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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

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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 southwest of Dovecot, 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 Dovecot, Leuchars Castle.

Dovecot, Leuchars Castle

Category: dovecote
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.38631° or 56° 23′ 11″ north

Longitude

-2.88883° or 2° 53′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C8V94P6+GF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 638500547

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q17574375

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