Craigievar Castle, Alford

Name: Craigievar Castle
Address: Craigievar Castle, Alford, AB33 8JF, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1339 883635

#1 among attractions in Alford

Top attraction, Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted, Vernacular architecture

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Craigievar Castle is a pinkish harled castle or fortified country house 6 miles south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the seat of Clan Sempill and the Forbes family resided here for 350 years until 1963, when the property was given to the National Trust for Scotland by William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill in the 1960s. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°10'27"N, 2°43'5"W

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Craigievar CastleAlford AB33 8JF United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Tomnaverie stone circle, Peel of Lumphanan, Alford Heritage Centre & Museum, Grampian Transport Museum.

6.2 miSW
Prehistoric site
Tomnaverie stone circle, Aboyne
159 min walk • Tomnaverie stone circle is a recumbent stone circle set on the top of a small hill in lowland northeast Scotland. Construction started from about 2500 BC, in the Bronze Age, to produce a monument of thirteen granite stones including a massive 6.5-ton recumbent stone lying on its side along the southwest of the circle's perimeter.
3.6 miS
Forts and castles
Peel of Lumphanan
93 min walk • The Peel of Lumphanan, also known as the Peel Ring or Peel Bog of Lumphanan, is a defensive structure dating back to the 13th century. It is located near Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. The peel comprises a mound or motte, surrounded by two concentric ditches separated by a bank.
3.9 miN
57°13'48"N • 2°41'53"W
Alford Heritage Centre & Museum, Alford
101 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.1 miN
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Grampian Transport Museum, Alford
106 min walk • Grampian Transport Museum is a transport museum and charitable-based trust located in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its exhibits chart the history of transport in the north east of Scotland through dramatic displays, working and climb-aboard vehicle exhibits and video presentations.
7.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Drum Castle
181 min walk • Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine. The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'.
4.1 miN
Museum
Alford Valley Railway, Alford
104 min walk • The Alford Valley Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway in the Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at what used to be the terminus of the passenger and goods Alford Valley Railway which connected with the Great North of Scotland Railway main line at Kintore.
3.7 miN
Forts and castles
Balfluig Castle, Alford
94 min walk • Balfluig Castle is an L-plan tower house, dating from the mid-16th century, a mile south of Alford, in the Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The tower is conspicuous throughout the Howe. It may be viewed by appointment.
1.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Corse Castle
44 min walk • Corse Castle near Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire, now ruined, was a fortress and centre of a landed estate in the north-east of Scotland. The present castle dates from the 16th century and stands by the Corse Burn, around 3 miles north-west of Lumphanan. Corse was a property of the Forbes family.
6 miSE
Village
Torphins
152 min walk • Torphins is a village in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland which lies about 22 miles west of Aberdeen. It is situated on the A980, about 7 miles north-west of Banchory, and was once served by the Great North of Scotland Railway.