Dunmore Pineapple

The Dunmore Pineapple is a folly in Dunmore Park, near Airth in Stirlingshire, Scotland. In 1995, it was ranked "as the most bizarre building in Scotland".

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Type: Museum
Description: summerhouse folly in Falkirk, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “The Dunmore Pineapple”, “The Pineapple”, and “The Pineapple, Dunmore Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elphinstone Tower and Dunmore Park.

Elphinstone Tower

Ruins

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Elphinstone Tower, also known as Dunmore Tower or Airth Tower, is a ruined tower house on the Dunmore Estate in central Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres north-west of Airth and 9 kilometres east of Stirling in the Falkirk council area. Elphinstone Tower is situated 1,300 feet north of Dunmore Pineapple.

Dunmore Park

Ruins

Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dunmore Park is a ruins, which is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Dunmore Pineapple.

Alloa Tower

Museum

Photo: AllyD, Public domain.

Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland, is an early 14th-century tower house that served as the medieval residence of the Erskine family, later Earls of Mar. Alloa Tower is situated 2½ miles north of Dunmore Pineapple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunmore and Airth.

Dunmore

Hamlet

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunmore is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies 6.5 miles south east of Stirling and 5.5 miles north of Falkirk. The village lies along the A905 road between Throsk and Airth on the banks of the River Forth.

Airth

Village

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Airth is a Royal Burgh, village, former trading port and civil parish in Falkirk, Scotland. It is 6 miles north of Falkirk town and sits on the banks of the River Forth.