Folly

Folly: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Folly

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Folly — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 55.99141, -3.67870. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Folly

• Almond Castle · fort · Falkirk · ~2 km · Must-see
• Kinneil House · fort · Falkirk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Muiravonside Country Park · park · Falkirk · ~5 km · Must-see
• Linlithgow Palace · fort · West Lothian · ~6 km · Must-see
• St Michael's Parish Church · church · West Lothian · ~6 km · Must-see
• Linlithgow Museum · museum · West Lothian · ~6 km · Must-see
• Callendar House · museum · Falkirk · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cockleroy · viewpoint · West Lothian · ~7 km · Must-see
• Museum of Scottish Railways · museum · Falkirk · ~7 km · Must-see
• Torphichen Preceptory · church · West Lothian · ~8 km · Must-see
• St Andrew's West · church · Falkirk · ~8 km · Must-see
• Falkirk Trinity Church of Scotland · church · Falkirk · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dunimarle Castle · fort · Fife · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cairnpapple Hill · fort · West Lothian · ~10 km · Must-see
• Arthur's O'On · fort · Falkirk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Airth Castle · fort · Falkirk · ~12 km · Must-see
• House of the Binns · fort · West Lothian · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bathgate High Parish Church · church · West Lothian · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Folly

Other forts & heritage near Folly

• Almond Castle · fort · Falkirk · ~2 km · Must-see
• Kinneil House · fort · Falkirk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Linlithgow Palace · fort · West Lothian · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dunimarle Castle · fort · Fife · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cairnpapple Hill · fort · West Lothian · ~10 km · Must-see
• Arthur's O'On · fort · Falkirk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Airth Castle · fort · Falkirk · ~12 km · Must-see
• House of the Binns · fort · West Lothian · ~12 km · Must-see
• Blackness Castle · fort · Falkirk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Old Tulliallan Castle · fort · Fife · ~13 km · Must-see

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