Discover Inverkeilor: Monuments, Paths and the Rye Experience

Inverkeilor offers unusual contrasts for trip planning: ecclesiastical history, listed houses, paths towards Lunan Bay and a distillery experience featuring Highland Rye. Those looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home can therefore choose the area according to their own interests – with culture, landscape and a special tasting as different focal points.

Church and Neoclassical Architecture

Inverkeilor Parish Church continues to be used for religious purposes. Another prominent point of reference is Lawton House, a Category B listed building. Lawton House, the steading and Hencote are described together as good examples of a small Neoclassical country house from the mid-18th century. For travellers interested in architecture and historic townscapes, this creates a cultural focus that can be combined well with other discoveries in the surrounding area.

These buildings are also a reason to consider your preferred travel rhythm when choosing accommodation. If you are primarily interested in discovering historic buildings and ecclesiastical sites, a holiday apartment in Inverkeilor may be an appealing base for planning your days. If paths and landscape are the main focus, however, it is worth considering the location of the accommodation in question and which destinations you would like to include during your stay.

Paths to Lunan Bay and Views of Red Castle

Several interconnected core paths lead to Lunan Bay and Inverkeilor north of Auchmithie. These paths offer a different way to experience the area: you can focus your plans more on movement and landscape without leaving out the cultural part of the trip. For a holiday combining different interests, this change between walking, local history and further excursions is a useful consideration when choosing a location.

Red Castle at Lunan Bay is a Scheduled Monument in the parish of Inverkeilor. Access to Red Castle is restricted; the best views of the ruins are from the estuary on the Lunan Water. This point is important for planning your day: the ruins themselves and the view of them are not the same experience. Anyone wishing to include Red Castle in their trip should therefore specifically allow for the viewpoint at the estuary and should not assume unrestricted access to the ruins.

The Rye Experience near Arbikie

A special complement to the churches and monuments is the Rye Experience near Arbikie. It includes access to restricted-access warehouses and four different rye whiskies as drams. Arbikie also offers a guided distillery tour followed by a guided tasting of Highland Rye. This makes the experience suitable for travellers who do not want merely to observe regional production from a distance, but instead wish to include a guided tour and tasting in their stay.

Further Places for Your Search

If you would like to extend your trip planning to other places, you can find Arbroath, Menmuir, Brechin, Monifieth, Tarfside, Tannadice, Montrose and Bridgend Of Lintrathen here.

For the higher-level travel overview: Angus.