Lickleyhead Castle

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Lickleyhead Castle is a well-restored L-plan castle, dating from around 1600, a little south of Auchleven, by the banks of the Gadie Burn, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ()

Coordinates: 57°18'7"N, 2°37'13"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Gordon Way, Bennachie, Insch Golf Club, Maiden Stone.

4.7 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Gordon Way
120 min walk • The Gordon Way is a waymarked hiking trail in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It runs for 11 ¹⁄₂ miles through the Bennachie Forest. The route was one of a series maintained by the Forestry Commission and Aberdeenshire Council.
2.3 miE
Archaeological site
Bennachie
59 min walk • Bennachie is a range of hills in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has several tops, the highest of which, Oxen Craig, has a height of 528 metres.
3 miN
57°20'45"N • 2°36'59"W
Insch Golf Club, Insch
78 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
4.8 miE
Stela
Maiden Stone, Inverurie
123 min walk • The Maiden Stone, also known as the Drumdurno Stone after the nearby farm, is a Pictish standing stone near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, probably dating to the 9th century AD.
6.6 miNW
Garden, Park, Forts and castles
Leith Hall, Huntly
168 min walk • Leith Hall is a country house in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built in 1650, on the site of the medieval Peill Castle, and was the home of the Leith-Hay family for nearly three centuries.
2.9 miN
Forts and castles
Dunnideer Castle, Insch
76 min walk • Dunnideer Castle, now ruined, was a tower house located near Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built c. 1260 partially from the remains of an existing vitrified hill fort in the same location.
2.8 miS
Forts and castles
Castle Forbes
73 min walk • Castle Forbes is a 19th-century country house in the Scottish baronial architecture style near Alford in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The 6,000-acre Vale of Alford estate has been home to the Forbes for over 600 years. The original house was named Putachie.
5.7 miSW
57°13'48"N • 2°41'53"W
Alford Heritage Centre & Museum, Alford
147 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.6 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Grampian Transport Museum, Alford
144 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.
1.9 miW
Forts and castles
Leslie Castle
48 min walk • Leslie Castle is a castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the historical seat of Clan Leslie, located just to the west of Auchleven, or about 45 kilometres northwest of Aberdeen.
5.7 miSW
Museum
Alford Valley Railway, Alford
145 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.