Glenbuchat Castle, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Glenbuchat Castle
Address: Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom

#20 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles

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Glenbuchat Castle is a historic Z plan Scottish castle built in 1590 for John Gordon of Cairnbarrow to mark his wedding. It is located above the River Don, near Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire. The building is roofless, but otherwise in fairly good repair. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°13'15"N, 3°0'0"W

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Cairngorms National Park United Kingdom

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Glenbuchat Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kildrummy Castle, Doune of Invernochty, Badenyon, Colquhonnie Castle.

3.7 miE
Forts and castles
Kildrummy Castle, Alford
95 min walk • Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Though ruined, it is one of the most extensive castles dating from the 13th century to survive in eastern Scotland, and was the seat of the Earls of Mar.
3.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Doune of Invernochty, Cairngorms National Park
79 min walk • The Doune of Invernochty is a 12th-century castle in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland, of which only earthworks survive.
4.4 miNW
Archaeological site
Badenyon
112 min walk • Badenyon is a former clachan, or village, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The last farming inhabitant of Badenyon, Jeanie Farquarson, died in the early 1970s.
2.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Colquhonnie Castle
62 min walk • Colquhonnie Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, about 10.5 miles north of Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 1.0 mile east of Strathdon, north of the River Don, Aberdeenshire. The alternative spelling is Colquhonny. The castle is designated as a scheduled monument.
3 miSE
Forts and castles
Towie Castle
76 min walk • Towie Castle was a 17th-century tower house, about 3.5 miles south-west Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, south of the river Don.

Glenbuchat Castle, Cairngorms National Park

Facts and practical information

Cairngorms National Park plan & book

Glenbuchat Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Kildrummy Castle, Alford

Doune of Invernochty, Cairngorms National Park

Badenyon

Colquhonnie Castle

Towie Castle