Ben Rinnes

#1419 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Ben Rinnes is a mountain in Banffshire, in northern Scotland. The mountain is popular with hikers. The mountain is 20 km² in total and is located 8 km southwest of Dufftown. The mountain has one main path and can be easily accessed from the nearby car park. The Friends of Ben Rinnes program has been working on the paths to make it more accessible to the public and to prevent further erosion of the fragile ecosystem on the steep slopes and has been rather successful. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 2759 ftProminence: 1680 ftCoordinates: 57°24'12"N, 3°14'29"W

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Ben Rinnes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Balvenie Castle, Mortlach Parish Church, Knockando Woolmill, Ballindalloch Castle.

5.5 miNE
13th-century ruin with curtain wall
Balvenie Castle, Dufftown
142 min walk • Balvenie Castle is a ruined castle 1 km north of Dufftown in the Moray region of Scotland.
4.9 miNE
Church
Mortlach Parish Church, Dufftown
125 min walk • Mortlach Parish Church is a church within the Church of Scotland serving the parish of Mortlach, in Moray, close to the village of Dufftown.
6.1 miNW
Historical place, Watermill
Knockando Woolmill, Aberlour
155 min walk • The Knockando Woolmill is a historic woolmill in Moray, Scotland. Wool production has taken place at the site since at least the eighteenth century, and the surviving buildings house a number of pieces of historic machinery which are still in operation.
4.8 miW
Forts and castles
Ballindalloch Castle
123 min walk • Ballindalloch Castle, known as the "pearl of the north", is a Scottish castle located in Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland. It has been the family home of Macpherson-Grants since 1546.
5.1 miNE
Tower
Dufftown Clock Tower, Dufftown
130 min walk • Dufftown Clock Tower is a stone tower with a clock at the crossroads in the centre of Dufftown, Banffshire, at the focal point of the town square. It became a Class B listed building in 1972.
5.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Drumin Castle, Cairngorms National Park
138 min walk • Drumin Castle is a ruined tower house near Glenlivet, Moray, Scotland. The castle is situated on a ridge above the junction of the Livet and Avon Rivers. It is a designated scheduled monument.
5.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Blairfindy Castle, Cairngorms National Park
140 min walk • Blairfindy Castle is an L-plan tower house, dating from the 16th century, around 6.5 miles north of Tomintoul, and west of the River Livet. The tower was a hunting seat of the earls of Huntly. The building is derelict. However, in 2019, a project to stabilise and make the castle safe was completed.
5.5 miSW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
The Glenlivet distillery, Aberlour
141 min walk • The Glenlivet distillery is a distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland that produces single malt Scotch whisky. It is the oldest legal distillery in the parish of Glenlivet, and the production place of the Scottish whisky of the same name. It was founded in 1824 and has operated almost continuously since.
5.9 miN
Factory tours, Tours
Speyside Cooperage, Craigellachie
151 min walk • The Speyside Cooperage is a cooperage located in Craigellachie, Aberlour, Scotland. Its visitor centre, the only such in Britain, is part of the Malt Whisky Trail, started in the early 1980s.
6.2 miNW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Cardhu distillery, Aberlour
158 min walk • Cardhu is a Speyside distillery near Archiestown, Moray, Scotland, founded in 1824 by whisky smuggler John Cumming and his wife Helen. The distillery is now run by Diageo and the distillery's Scotch whisky makes up an important part of the Johnnie Walker blended whiskies.
4.4 miN
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Aberlour distillery, Aberlour
114 min walk • Aberlour is a distillery of Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, in Aberlour, Strathspey, Scotland, at the confluence of the Lour Burn and River Spey near Ben Rinnes.