Castle Menzies
Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°37′25″ N 3°53′48″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 89 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport57 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport82 km
About Castle Menzies
Castle Menzies is a historic site. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
Castle Menzies in Scotland is the ancestral seat of the Clan Menzies and the Menzies Baronets. It is located a little to the west of the small village of Weem, near Aberfeldy in the Highlands of Perthshire, close to the former site of Weem Castle, destroyed c. 1502.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- category A listed building
- Official website
- castlemenzies.org
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Castle Menzies
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John Ferguson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Castle Menzies
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (192 mm)
- Driest month
- April (77 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 192 | 122 | 133 | 77 | 87 | 80 | 87 | 99 | 131 | 160 | 156 | 162 |
How to get to Castle Menzies
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 57 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (82 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 59 km to the east.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 57 kmeast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 82 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 90 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 59 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 87 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 124 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 233 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castle Menzies
Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 4,048 natural sites, 900 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km371 places
- Isle of Spar Island 8 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ubh Island 5 kmSW
- Eilean nam Breaban Island 24 kmSW
- Lamb Island Island 15 kmE
25–60 km1,740 places
- Mugdrum Island Island 50 kmSE
- Ellens Isle Island 55 kmSW
- St Serf's Island Island 59 kmSE
- Moncreiffe Island Island 39 kmSE
60–100 km3,019 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 75 kmSE
- Cramond beach Beach 81 kmSE
- Portobello Beach Beach 89 kmSE
- Gullane Beach Beach 92 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tay Forest Park Natural site, Perth and Kinross0.9 km N
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Cnoc Phaurl Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.2 km NW
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Cnoc Rawer Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.4 km N
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Loch Glassie Lake, Perth and Kinross2.1 km NE
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Ballachan Burn River, Perth and Kinross1.6 km NE
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Cluny Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.4 km NE
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Creag Loisgte Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.5 km N
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Urlar Burn River, Perth and Kinross2 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
More sights in Perth and Kinross
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Garth Castle Historic site, Perth and Kinross7.4 km W
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Blair Castle Historic site, Perth and Kinross16 km N
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Methven Castle Historic site, Perth and Kinross31 km SE -
McDiarmid Park Landmark, Perth and Kinross35 km SE -
Dunkeld Cathedral Attraction, Perth and Kinross20 km E
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Inchaffray Abbey Historic site, Perth and Kinross29 km SE
Sources & licences
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