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Photo of Loch Leven, a loch in Perth and Kinross, central Scotland.

Loch Leven© Martin Addison / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Lochgelly StationLochgelly

16 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Loch Leven, a loch in Perth and Kinross, central Scotland.Iconic

Loch Leven

Loch near Kinross

Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned and forced to abdicate on the island castle of this shallow Kinross loch, famed for its trout.

7.6 km NW

Photo along the Fife Coastal Path, a long-distance trail running from Kincardine to Newburgh, central Scotland.Highlight

Fife Coastal Path

Scotland's Great Trail

Firth to firth around the Kingdom of Fife, threading fishing villages from the Forth bridges to the Tay.

8.9 km S · Fife

Photo of Aberdour Castle, a ruined castle in Fife, central Scotland.Highlight

Aberdour Castle

Castle near Aberdour

One of Scotland's oldest stone castles.

9 km S

Photo of Aberdour, a village in Fife, central Scotland.Highlight

Aberdour

Village

A pretty south-Fife coast village with a 12th-century castle and the Blue Flag Silver Sands beach, half an hour from Edinburgh by train.

9.2 km S · Fife

Photo of Silver Sands, Aberdour, a beach in Fife, central Scotland.Highlight

Silver Sands, Aberdour

Beach near Aberdour

A sheltered Blue Flag beach at Aberdour with golden sand and views across the Forth.

9.4 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Lochore Castle, a ruined castle near Kinross, Fife, central Scotland.

Lochore Castle

Castle near Kinross

A medieval castle in Fife.

1.8 km NW

Photo of Loch Ore, a reservoir near Kinross, Fife, central Scotland.

Loch Ore

Reservoir near Kinross

Reclaimed from collapsed coal workings in Fife, it is now the centrepiece of Lochore Meadows country park.

2.5 km NW

Dogton Stone

Pictish stone near Kirkcaldy

Dogton Stone, cross shaft

5.7 km NE

St Serf's Inch Priory

Priory near Kinross

A roofless 12th-century church on an island in Loch Leven.

6.3 km NW

Photo of Dowhill Castle, a ruined castle in Perth and Kinross, central Scotland.

Dowhill Castle

Castle near Kinross

A medieval castle in Perth and Kinross.

7.3 km W

Photo of Lochleven Castle, a ruined castle in Perth and Kinross, central Scotland.

Lochleven Castle

Castle near Kinross

A medieval castle in Perth and Kinross.

8.8 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (5) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.