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Piteadie Castle

📷 Robin Clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.08914, -3.19495

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Common Scoter
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Goldeneye, Common Scoter, Herring Gull +104 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Common Scoter, Herring Gull +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Campion, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +97 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Campion, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Mesembrina meridiana, Gorse Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Mesembrina meridiana, Gorse Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Hazel +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km
Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Colinswell to DunearnWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Burntisland Outer Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 766Cycling route
Named routeRef 766National Cycle Network
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 76Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route278 m
Named routeRef 76Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m
Named routeRef 76Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruin of Pitteadie Castle with outhouse

📷 Robin Clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruin of Pitteadie Castle with outhouse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The LinksUrban park3.7 km→🌱Beveridge ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱The LinksUrban park3.7 km→🌱Beveridge ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park2.3 km→⛪Kinghorn Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→

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