Gardens · Central Scotland
Earlshall
Earlshall — a garden in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
Colin Park — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
Earlshall is a garden of interest in scotland-central, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Earlshall Castle is a restored 16th century courtyard castle, near Leuchars Station about 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) east of Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. It has been described as “a perfect example of a 16/17th century mansion”.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The castle was built by Sir William Bruce, a survivor of the Battle of Flodden, in 1546. The property has passed through several hands since, and is still occupied. Reports indicated that there were 10 bedrooms and 8 reception rooms" and features such as "royal coats of arms decorating a vaulted ceiling and an arched gatehouse ... wooden panelling and period fireplaces". As of February 2026 the property is still for sale, at an asking price of €8,000,000.
Architecture
There is a main block of three storeys and a garret. There is a large tower at one corner, with a small stair-turret in the angle with the main block. On the other corner a round stair tower is corbelled out to square; at the top is a watch-chamber.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.3790, -2.8683
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY16 0LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
Sources
- wikidata: Q17574377 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Earlshall Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Earlshall?
- Earlshall is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY16 0LJ).
- Who owns Earlshall?
- Earlshall is owned by Clan Baxter.
- How do I get to Earlshall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY16 0LJ. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.