Kindrochit Castle, Braemar

Name: Kindrochit Castle
Address: Braemar, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Braemar

Historical place, Ruins, Forts and castles

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Kindrochit Castle is a ruined 14th-century fortification in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at Braemar, in a strategic position on the banks of the Clunie Water, a tributary of the River Dee. The ruins are protected as a scheduled monument. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°0'16"N, 3°23'51"W

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Braemar United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Braemar Castle, Morrone, Mar Lodge Estate, St Ninian's Chapel.

0.7 miN
Fortified castle with history exhibits
Braemar Castle, Braemar
20 min walk • Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a possession of the chief of Clan Farquharson and is leased to a local charitable foundation. It is open to the public.
2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Morrone, Cairngorms National Park
52 min walk • Morrone is a Scottish hill immediately southwest of the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire.
3.6 miW
Park, Nature and wildlife
Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar
91 min walk • Mar Lodge Estate is a highland estate in western Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which has been owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland since 1995. Its principal building, Mar Lodge, is about 4 miles west of the village of Braemar.
3.5 miW
Church
St Ninian's Chapel, Cairngorms National Park
90 min walk • St Ninian's Chapel in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is a Grade B listed Anglican chapel located in the grounds of the Mar Lodge Estate.
5.4 miNE
Mountain
Culardoch, Cairngorms National Park
138 min walk • Culardoch is a mountain in the Cairngorms of Scotland, located northeast of Braemar in Aberdeenshire. A smooth and heathery peak southeast of the Munro Ben Avon, its summit provides wide views over Aberdeenshire.
3.3 miW
Bridge
Victoria Bridge, Cairngorms National Park
83 min walk • Victoria Bridge is the early 20th century lattice girder bridge over the River Dee at Mar Lodge on Mar Lodge Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This bridge, built in 1905 and replaced an earlier wooden bridge, built in 1848 by the Duke of Leeds during his tenancy of the estate.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Callater, Cairngorms National Park
126 min walk • Loch Callater is an upland, freshwater loch lying approximately 5 miles south of Braemar, Scotland. The loch trends in a northwest to southeast direction and is surrounded on both sides by steep hills. It is approximately 1.6 km in length. The loch was surveyed on 11 July 1905 by T.N. Johnston and L.W.
7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cairn Bannoch, Cairngorms National Park
178 min walk • Cairn Bannoch is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about seventeen miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Linn of Quoich, Braemar
59 min walk • Linn of Quoich is a waterfall of Scotland.
5.6 miE
Memorial
Balmoral cairns, Cairngorms National Park
144 min walk • There are fourteen stone cairns on the Balmoral estate in Deeside, Scotland, including a single cairn on the adjoining Birkhall estate. The cairns commemorate members of the British royal family and events in their lives. The majority of the cairns were erected by Queen Victoria.
7.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dubh Loch, Cairngorms National Park
192 min walk • Dubh Loch is a small upland loch situated within the Balmoral Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is at an altitude of 637 metres, with a perimeter of 2.3 kilometres, and its outflow, Allt an Dubh-loch, empties into Loch Muick approximately 2 kilometres to the southeast near the royal lodge Glas-allt-Shiel.